The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
A NEW PROFESSION
Two Young Women, With Artistic
Tastes, Are Pioneers in a Re-
munerative Industry.
They Consult the Text When Ar
ranging and Blocking Out Pic
lures for Illustrations.

Nv Two t young women men in New York city who
try nave very poor ideas of blocking out a
picture are making more than comfortable
living by doing this work for them. 1t is a
brand new industry but 1t is a money MAX
er for those who can do it, and altho they
have only been in business about a year, the
TWO young women have all the work they can
attend TO and are already getting fancy prices
for their time.
One Of these young women entered the Of
nee OF a downtown lawyer, who is also well
a note of Introduction.
Surely I've met you BEFORE said the
lawyer as the young woman entered his Of
II think not" said the woman with
smile, but you've seen my picture so much
that you think you have seen me. Lots of
people make the same error
Il don't recall having seen your picture "
said the lawyer.
"Of course not said the young woman
stu smiling but you will when tell you
The young woman then proceeded to name
half dozen novels in which her picture
appears as one of the characters.
"And I'm in the magazines a lot, too,'' she
added, and then explained what she meant.
To reporter on the New York Sun which
ed the tie eW qd ths g ae
count the other day,
Neither Miss Blank nor I can draw she
said, "but we are both artistic and have
!
about o year ago we discovered that the very
men who do the high class illustrating for
the novels and the magazines are the crudest
Of the crude when it comes to arranging their
characters. We found that their girls and
their men were nothing like the text of the
stories led one TO suppose they would be;
and that many good stories were being spoiled
by pictures poorly done in consequence.
1--WE made Inquiries and soon made up our
minds that here was virgin field. We
spoke to several publishers and artists, and
enthusiastic about scheme.
Finally. we took a studio, loaded it up with
all sorts Of artistic things and waited for
someone to come around and hire us to give
him some IDEAS
"The first job we got came from one of the
best known illustrators in this city: He had
a new society novel to make a dozen pic.
lures for. He was frank enough to say that
he didn't have any confidence in our ability
to do what he couldn't do himself, but was
willing to try US.
".Give US an advance copy of the book
we said, and let US read it. Then come
around the day after tomorrow prepared to
make some sketches.
"Well, he came and we had our place ar
ranged for him in good style. We blocked
out five pictures for him. dressed up to the
characters in the book and did the posing
ourselves. He was delighted and later we
did the other seven pictures for him with
the aid Of young man he brought around
to do the hero.
commented on They made a reputation for
us and we became demand. Now we keep
several other young women and one or
two old ones on our staff as we'll as two
most of the time. It's little tiresome to see
ones face in so many different characters,
make.
"As for the artists they are delighted, for
It has relieved them of the work Of blocking
out their pictures from the text OF the Stories
For some reason that do not understand
they don't like to do that. Maybe It's because
they can't"