The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-20
Charles Dana Gibson, Now at the
KnutSford, Tells Of His
Future Plans.
ACCOMPANIED ON TRIP
BY NORMAN E. HAPGO0D
Editor of Golfers Taking q
Peep at the West; Both
Gentlemen Impressed.

throughout the civilized world as the
master artist in black and white, and
who is destined TO reach equally as high
pinnacle in art fame as q painter OF
portraits and mighty wielder of the
brush in oil painting, and Norman E.
Hapgood editor Of Golfers Weekly,
are visitors in this city, arriving over
the Rio Grande shortly after 5 CLOCK
Thursday afternoon. Their visit here
probably will end this afternoon when
they expect to leave for San Fran
cisco, visiting on the way either the
mining camp of Rawhide, New, or
Goldfeld- Both gentlemen are at the
knutsford.
Mr.. Gibson IS one Of the most pic
! turesque Of all American artists He
stands nearly six feet IN height, is
broad shouldered and robust He is a
typical American Yankee, and possesses
the true New Highlander s humor. Mr..
Hapgood is known throughout the ooun-
try for his spirited editorials in the
national weekly, and is considered to-
. day one of the brainiest editors IN the
land Accompanied by a representa-
! tive of The Tribune, Messrs. Gibson
u
city shortly after their arrival. and ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with
what they had seen. Today will be
J passed In sightseeing and Mr. Hapgood
viii make study of the conditions ex-
listing in this city with a view 10 the
! publication OF articles concerning these
conditions IN his paper.
Sticks TO Black and White.
! il VIII be of vastly more than passing
| interest TO the many admirers OF Mr..
! Gibson s work to learn that he has not
forsakeu black aud white entirely. for
! oil painting. Black and white has too
! firm hold upon him, and he goes back
| 10 that IN connection with his other
! work. in the course of few weeks. RIO
! has been engaged by Golfers for a
| series OF drawings, the first of which
will appear in u short time Besides
these some of his oil paintings VIII be
reproduced in that paper, and Mr.. Zap
good says that his paper Is conGratuIat-
! ing itself upon having secured the re-
turn of Mr., Gibson to the field OF black
and white art IN which be has made
such an euviable reputation.
The present trip is being made. for
! two purposes; first, that Mr., Gibson
may become better acquainted with
| subjects which VIII appeal 10 his artis-
/ tic temperament, and which only exist
/ In the West and that Mr., llapgood may
J thoroughly familiariZo himself with con
I ditions which call for special articles
I and editorial comment in his paper. 1t
! is his intention TO keep in close touch
with the entire country, and he will
make numerous trips here with that end
/ in view. This is Mr.. Gibson S first trip
! west.
Mr.. Hapgood says that where Col
! her s has devoted great deal or space
! in the past TO exposing fakes, crooked
u i l. L.. oh ~
| being indicted upon the people, it is not
tho intention of the paper TO allow
! these subjects TO prcdominate, and IT
will give equally as much space TO CON
structive matters as it does 10 those
of an opposite tendency.
Mr. Gibson's s Statement.
Speaking of his work in tho future.
Mr. Gibson dictated the following state
mcnt to The Tribune; 81 plan TO work
In two directions equally interesting 70
me. or, perhaps | might say IN three
directions as my color work will have
two branches Some of il will be done
for reproduction and will appear IN Coll
lier's Weekly. Then / shall go right
ahead with my painting or portraits
and shall give, perhaps, half or my time
for the whole future TO that work It
has taken very strong and permanent
hold Of me, and I feel that l have mas
tered at least the grammar Of II; At
the same timo, my interest IL black aud
white has never tagged, and I never
expect IL to. When ] take it Up again
in Collier in . few weeks, 1t Will,
doubtless, be somewhat affected by my
trip abroad and by this trip that | am
now making through the West aud
Northwest, but | shall always wish to
express in that medium certain slde
J. of life that interests mc intensely;
what might be called, perhaps, the OBJ
scrvation OF human nature IN detail;
the minor incidents, the satire, the spo-
cial traits of character. Now, man
can no moro express these things in ell
than be could express IN black and
white the intricate shadngs and values
by which woman s hair shades into
her forehead, or the gradations OF
value from tho check TO tho neck, or
the quality Of the complexion,
Reason for European Trip.
"a few years ago, decided that |
was unwilling TO 90 through my lltc
expressing only half of my interest. |
knew that new and difficult art could
not be mastered while | was immersed
in the same life and the same work thai
bad so long known. Therefore, L
broke away trom my black and waite
for the time being and from my cn-
vironmcnt and went abroad TO stay
until | bad learned the rudimeptS at
least, of the new medium. l worked as
intensely ns it. was I'm me 10 work at
the problems of oil. while studying tnH
great masters OF portrait painting IN
Spain, Italy. Holland, Franco, Germany
and England ! feel now that have
mastered the alphabet and that can
go on expressing myself moro fully
and more satisfactorily every year,
Each of these arts IA made more satl'.
fying hv the fact that lt.ls Supplemoni.