Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
Widow of Institutions Founder
Win Conduct Worlds Most
Famous Art School.
HoW IT WAS ESTABLISHED.
Early Struggles of the Founder Against
ITurtIships and rovcrty---Oniy
One Meal Day.
sne..lal rorre enonaence.

Special CORE nondence-
ARIS. March 2S.-lt VIII be good
news to many American art stu
dents who are looking forward
10 completing their studies here
that the death Of Rodolphe Julian Will
mol cause his famous art school To be
closed. II Will be carried on by his
widow, nee Beaury -saureI, a woman OF
rare executive ability and an artist OF
considerable merit All the Old staff
OF professors will be retained.
with the exception of the Ecole des
Iseaus-Arts, the academy which bears
its founders name is more widely
known among Americans than amy oth-
eT institution of the kind In the old
world. Rodolphe Julian was Of the
stun OF which successful men are made,
No one who saw the suaye, kindly old
gentleman, with the ribbon OF the Lee
glon of honor In his button-hoe NOV
ing among his pupils, giving word OF
advice here and OF praise there, would
have guessed how hard the struggle
had been. Julian was born al La
Ioalud in the Vuucluse in rSso aud as
young man was employed as
craftsman at the Beauclaire canal
works, Marseilles, Els dream was
however, TO get 10 Paris and study art
hflu tllpuEIl ppDa siIlu lIitlltilScc i~S sit-
tanned his object by a stroke Of genius
which was thoroughly characteristic
OF the man.
''SWApPEp' SITUATIONS.
young artist friend had won
Buurse de voyage or travelling scholar
ship of the value Of 600 francs, and was
going 10 Paris, Julian proposed to
swap" his situation as craftsman
for the 500 francs. The offer was ac-
ccpted, and Rodolphc Julian shortly aft
forwards arrived in Paris In the place
OF his friend and entered the Ecote des
Reanx-Arts, determined 10 become a
ns,inter. HIS ittIe fortune soon melted
away, and he had to endure all the
privsltions OF q penniless student, deem
ing himself lucky when he could pro-
cure one meal day. AS for fire in
the winter. that was luxury not to be
thought of.
Leon Cogniet. who WIS then an old
man, took a fancy to young Julian and
let him work In his studio I'm the rue
dc Lancry. 1t was there that the future
director met his lifelong friends, Jean
Isau Laurens, jules Lefebvre, Leon
Eonnat and the sculptoTs Barrias and
Chapu. most of wlns1n became profess
sors In his academy. Then came the
TERRIBLE war of 1870 and Cogniet's
studio was broken up Julian, how
ever, refused 10 quit Paris in spite OF
the entreaties of his family and during
the siege, when the horrors OF the Com
mune were at their height he saved
many Of his student friends by boldly
going to the Hotel de Vile and exert
ing himself 10 obtain their release; and
very nearly becoming himself a sus-
gect in abe eyes of the Colnmunard
leaders.
with returning peace and tranquility
under the republic the problem OF life
hogan again In earnest. For the young
painter this resolved itself Into Il ques-
ton of how 10 pay his rent and model.
, His studio in the Passage des Pano-
ratnas was large and well lighted. and
ON the principle that two persons can
nav more easily than one, and four IMAM
two. he launched boldly forth into the.
unknown by throwing open his studio
with model and tuition for the sum OF
% francs (S5) month He mad uh-
earthed a particularly hne mcdeA an
AuyergIaat "a man With muscles IKE
Hercules and with the lines OF Greek
god and while waiting for his pupils
he sat down and began TO WORK, stfalli-
ing his ears to catch the sound OF Il
football on the stairs But the urs,
day and many successive days ptsseu
ana the outer world seemed =" 20 e,, a"
profound ignorance OF the advantages
awaiting 1t,
HOW 1T WAS SAVED
Julian would tell the tale long after
wards how very narrowly his academy
escaped being stillburn and how ne
Was saved by a hunchback- For ~
DAYS he had bruveIy held on without
single student. He had studied his
Auvergnat full face profile lore
shortened, every way ne knew mn h,n.
by heart and could have drawn him
tlindroId. with his legs listlessly
dangling from his stool, the artist was
mournfully reviewing the situation,
There was no help for It, The model
would have to be dismissed UNPAID
and he would go about saying that Ju-
liam WAS bad paymaster. SuideniS
the stairs crcakad. and there was q
ring al the door 1t was llsiie
htnchback-
'"rhis is the academy" "oui. Mon
sieur.r land SITS IS francs a month";
Out, Monsieur "And L must bring
my own caseI2" "oui. Monsieur"
land must l pay in advance p 1T Is
usnaI to do So
This conversation took place Ia the
lIttl. anteroom. Poor Julian was
trembling lest tho hunchback would
ask to be shown the studio lirst- But
no. Pulling out his purse he drew
forth a fouls and five franc piece
and having thus complied with the
regulations OF the academy ne walk
ed In. When he found that Julian
and his model were the sole occl-
Pants, he became speechless. he turned
red win anger he spat on the floor
Then he walked round SO model and
hnaly hIutted out "You are moi very
numerous lrefel'
II did not tell you We WERE rctort-
ed Julian; - undertook to supply
you with model and tAsiion and all
you have 10 40 II 10 bring Your easel
and sol 10 work.
The mascot hhnchback riuin dcI
Julian every day for IA month that no
ntended Leaving when his four weeks
we're up but he changed his mlnd and
stayed when two more studontH an
lived Before many weeks had passed
The mum ber OF students had Increased
10 sis--just enough To cover the cx-
penses OF a model and the rent
WAS UPHILL WORK.
n WAS uphill work for a long time
to come. and more than once The
tpsrionn made acquaintance With the
hailIlfs, Dn one memorable occasion
. more than nsually obnoxious baIliif
made his appearance and obstInately