Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-09
PEEPING TOM
PAINTED BLUE
ARTISTS CATCH MAN ON THE
ROOF
Marines, Snakes and Portraits Are
Sketched on Body of Naughty
Chauffeur Who Spies
on Models

NEW YORK, April S.-There is a
-, Tina of Peeping Tom--a chauf-
feur. Almost all winter long ne mas
spent his evenings on the ROOF oNeI
the night life classes or the New 1Ul ~
school of Art at 2237 Broadway. Inc
sl<ylights over the men NE cia s,S stne1
The Womens next to it are Oh Irosteu
,riass. but on the Ashaped parts Oh
Inc wall that raise the skylights above
The level of the roof there are tllH
ls3ndows. 1t is possible to peek through
these tiny windows and see all.
DISTINGUISHED artists like young MI
Boss (f1st name ungiVen). dalllllpIe
Breziosi, Carl Walters ana Cl ia ny
Aniuuex. to mention only Few OF the
voung life class students, have been
",aving" for the person who has oeel
making catfalls on the roof. Ihey got
him on Wednesday evening ana tney
took him down into the life class Ieet
last and made him throw his clotiles
away and mount the model throne
the lady model had been promptly dis
missed right after the roof capture
and throw out his chest to offer good
surface for paint. Then they applied
their brushes industriously and turned
him into the aurora borealis. They
would be painting him still if Mr.. ROB
ert Henri hadn't dropped in late IN tne
evening to make his semi-Weekly crltl-
clsm was particularly short and sweet
at this time.
Worked for Arts Sake
All the students say that Mr.. Henri's
visit was most inopportune because
never in their young lives had they
worked so earnestly in the spirit OF art
for arts sake as they did while fres-
cong the curious chauffeur. Artist Nc
PBerson and Old Master Boss, both OF
whom do the most beautiful decorative
work, took up Peeping Toms ribs first
of ali and Powered them with forget
me-nots conventionally arranged.
At the same time Artist Hannlbe
Preziosl in a few bold strokes had out
lined on Toms wide chest a bird s-eye
view of the United States navy. Artist
Breziosi is great for nautical stuff
Down the models back all this time
was progressing a panoramic view OF
the battle of Lookout mountain, one OF
the best Aniquexes, it is said, that ever
has been exhibited in this city.
The right leg was given over to a
three quarter length portrait of Vice
President Fairbanks and the left to a
full length of Simeon Ford standing on
Pat McCarren's shoulders-the latter
mounted on a pedestal. And when the
entire surface was covered some one
signed the composite picture with the
name of Mr.. Comstock to add touch
of moral tone to the effect.
Removed the Paintings
MIR. Henri arrived then and said
things. Among other remarks was one
intimating that perhaps Tom would die
of turpentine poisoning. The living pic
ture heard the warning, but didn't seem
to care: he had other things to think of.
Mr.. Henri withdrew discreetly while
the pictures We're wiped away There
were two ways of removing the art-to
wipe the painting off or to skin the liV-
ing picture. Mr. Henri was against
skinning as opposed to the unanimous
verdict of the life class. The chauf'
feur said they could suit themselves.
The class deferred to Mr. Henri i'm the
end and removed the art exhibition by
rubbing a part of the pictures Off ana
all the rest of them in.
Last night you couldn't hear single
step on the tin roof of the life classes.
The chauffeur, never once climbed the
fire escape, so far as could be learned.
He didn't even show up at the garage
because, it was explained, he had
donned his clothes before he was dry
and hadn't been able entirely to sepa-
rate himself from his auto clothes to
change to something else.
Which only goes to prove, the stu
dents said last night, that Mr. Henri
was wrong after all when he decided
against skinning.