Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

arranged for the art exhibit at the Centen-
NAL. giving America its impulse toward the
art future 1t is now striving to achieve.
Patron of Motor Art.
Miss Cohen herself. is an honorary mem
Der of the New Century" club. also of the
American Art association in Paris, and has
exhibited three times in the Salon. An in
teresting bit of work is her design for a
medallion for the Automobile club Of Italy.
st. Christopher is the patron Of all who
motor in that land and this medallion is to
be placed In each machine of the club for
protection. 1t is to be hoped that Miss
Cohen's saint will be as successful in con-
trolling ~chauffeurs and protecting harm
less pedestrians as he is lovely from an
art standpoint.
On the opposite side of the narrow Via
del Bardi Julius R%ohlshoven has a studio
as popular as that which he occupied in
other days in London. His large apart
ment is decorated in true art fashion,. and
this spring its boast has been the splendid
large canvas, picturing a kind of Vanity
Fair OF Life, which was on exhibition at
the exposition in Milan Mr.. Rohlshoven,
as the world knows, Is from Detroit, the
son Of Frederick Rohlshoven and one of
the American born sons of German parents
who bring honor to America. His art ca
reer began with notice from another artist
when working at his fathers business Of
goldsmith. He took art lessons at night
at the Cooper institute while working at
his first profession during the day. and
finally won the success Americans love.
The centennial brought him east with his
father, and New York success encouraged
him to become a pupil of Dusseldorf. Later,
leaving Munich, he was one Of the fifteen
young students who followed Duveneck to
Italy. After Paris came London and the
position OF water-celorist of rare touch. OF
sOught-after portrait painter, and author of
such productions as the fine one at Milan.
Prof. Harnisch's student.
Prof. Albert Harnisch, also OF Philadel-
phia, dwells at the upper end OF the Via
del Bardi. his studio Boosting a delightful
garden. In the days of Plus TX Mr.. Har-
nisch played his part in the fine old So
ciety Of W. w. Story and those of the
Browning set. His great regret is that the
tourists no longer visit the studios as
then.
I'm my Roman days he told me.
dozens would flock into my studio. bear
ing my statues and statuettes to America
anu ldIktlN hlO belkluiil. lllNN Btpu6ll
life and inspiration, and the artist. per-
haps, gave them more than the statue or
picture in return. one who came to me
for a bust of himself was the father OF
Pierpont Morgan. OF others nave done
a bust of Miss McGraw of Ithaca, OF Prof.
Willard Fiske Of the same city and one
of General Worthington of jackson. Ill.
These are, perhaps. the best known"
Just off the Via del Bardi in a little
court stands the Else Of the well known
painter of Egypt, Mar. Henry Newman. He
has three homes, a boat on the Nile, a villa
near Florence and this town apartment.
He comes to the latter for a few months
each year and is at home on Fridays. when
his friends may see what pictures he has
brought from Egypt, usually but one or
two, since they are purchased as quickly
as painted. Mr.. Newman is a lover of all
things artistic, especially OF things Japa-
nese. and his home is wonderful in its
possession of vases. worries, carpets and
all things TO excite the envy OF a collector.
His pictures are as we'll known as he is
and young America IS proud to possess the
noted painter OF old Egypt,
Across the bridge to no Borgognissanti
you find James II. Sherman OF Brooklyn.
brother OF the late Thomas Fl. Sherman
writer on single tax. superintendent OF the
famous Plymouth church Sunday school
and counsel for Henry Ward Beecher In
the Tilton trial. Shearman's art career 4
unique. After his children were grown up
and educated Mr.. Sherman resigned
lucrative position as a designer, and. COM
ing to Rome. suddenly jumped into fame
as a water cclOrist.
Mead Glove OF Florence.
In the Via degIi Artist is the studio OF
Prof. Larkin G. Mead. perhaps the artist
OF longest residence in Florence. When
about % in the year 1s6l. he came to Italy,
and has since mad his home IN Florence
with the exception OF six months. when he
acted as vice consul In Venice bis art
career began with a charming story. on