The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-07-11
ARTISTS.
Their Work and Popularity in
Paris.
Paris, June "a, 1901 .

hIlS, JuIC az lOOls
While industrial and commercial
Americ has been m wing to the
front with almost superhuman strides,
the educ ttional AID art divi ions of
the great army of workers have been
neither inactive nor given over to
sluggard sleep. No other feature of
our exhibit at the Paris exposition of
1900 caused more wide spread sur
prise than the display made by Am
erican educators and artists, showing
astonishing advancement especially
in the growth of art since the match
less Columbian exposition held in
Jackson Park only eight years ago.
There is a virgin freshness and vigor,
delicate sense of refinement and a
high appreciation of virtue, a health
full regard for truth and an unclouded
vision or the truly beautiful, a manly
strength of purpose and clearly
defined conception of the legitimate
range and scope of art that is rapidly
bringing our artists into the advanced
line. The coming event that asts
it's shadow before il already disturb
ing the artificial and effeminated art
centers of the old world "West-
ward the star of empire holds its
course" and it does not require the
eyes of a seer to see close at hand in
the new world a great art gallery
that will claim the plaudits of an adj
miring world.
1t occasions no little gratii cation
to note that Whistler, the greatest
master painter of this century, with
Sargent a close second, McMonnier
and st. Gandiens in sculpture, all of
world wide reputation, and a dozen
younger artists who are rapidly
coming to the front, Americans one
and all, are relieving our country
from the opprobrium of being wholly
given over to the worship of Nam
mon. After months of searching ex-
animation and the clostest compe-
tition, Harvey, the Quaker sculptor
of Philadelphia, triumphed over
every competitor and was awarded
| the contract for the ornamental work
on the Animal building to be erected
in Bronx Park, New York, by all
odds the finest lion house in the
world. The French government with
far-seeing wisdom has purchased as
part of the invaluable legacy to be
handed down to future generations,
many renowned works from the
hands of American painters and
sculptors from which no sum of
money would induce it to part.
Whistler's Portrait of My Mother, a"
Sargent's Carmencita, Tanners
"Entombment of Lazarus, "Walden's
"Cardih Docks" and many others
will in time become more valuable
than kings ransom. Our own
government should erect a magnifi-
cent edifice for collecting and ex-
hibiting masterpieces that spring
from the hands of her geniuses be-
fore they become forever lost to her.
Three young Americans are rapidly
climbing toward the summit Of true
excellence in their chosen vocation.
II. D. Tanner, of Philadelphia, son
of Bishop Tanner of the A. M. E..
church, is the author of several re-
markable paintings. Being of a
deeply religious turn of mind his
best energies are devoted to the re-
presentation of Bible scenes. He
spent several months in Egypt and
Palestine in studying these countries,
peoples and customs and In conse-
quence "The Entombment of Laza-
rus" "The Jews Wailing Place, y
Jesus Before the Doctors, Daniel
in the Lions Den" and others have
resulted therefrom. Mr.. Tanner has
already won his spurs and therefore
his paintings command high price
and he stands today in the front
rank.
Lawton j. Parker, Of Nebraska,
was given to picture making while as