The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
/ n Gh e A r { w o r ] d
By Lucy b. Jerome

nocent Victim painting showing
battlefield with sister of mercy kneel-
ing near a wounded soldier, with her
breast pierced by a bullet from rine
sin the hands of a distant foe rms
painting and another large one or Cen
eral Sam Houston on horseback are
his principal works
NJ J. Spiro well known Cleveland
artist. is now in San Francisco, Where
he has been doing work for sunset
Several frontispieces and illustrative
drawings of his are OF high order OF
raerit. The artist is on his way to
Paris. where he expects to remain for
two years His reputation as an illus
traitor is a wide one. as his work mas
appeared often in we'll known maSa-
zines. Beginning at 16, Spiro studied
for four years at the Cleveland school or
art where ne won the New YORK schot-
arship, after which he spent Two years
at the Chase school. winning the schol-
arship for illustration
]. Wisby is a painter whose work
shows such excellent and so many
pleasing qualities that it is rapidly
forging to the front and is sala0ie
among the art patrons who can appre-
ciate the excellent composition, dell
cacy of rendering and poetic feeling
dlSCerQlDle IN his landscape WOIN. WIS
by has lately returned to Tahoe, where
he spent few weeks. returning here
with a number OF sketches or such
charming originality as to attract the
attention of a well known art dealer.
who Immediately ordered him back to
the lake to make more sketches before
the beauty of fan fails.
1t is probable that the paintings Of
the late Thomas Hill, which are scat
tered over the state. may be gathered
together from Wawona. Los Angeles
and other localities and brought to
San Francisco to form an exhibition
for the purpose of dispOsing Of them
to intending purchasers This is the
idea of one of the sons, but as there
are nine remaining members OF the
family to be consulted. it is possible
that the plan of procedure may be al
tered
When Arthur Putnam tires OF sculp-
ture once in while. he turns to
painting as a relief and to those who
have been privileged to view the yards
of canvas, which he keeps on a huge
roller to be unwound only at rare in
tervaIs, the scenes of plain and wild
cowboy life which Putnam has chosen
to depict, are extraordinary There IS
one effect in particular-that of two
horses in conflict whose riders have
sent their horses crashing against
each other. where the fury. the hatred
and battle lust are so strongly por-
trayed as to seem like a living chal-
lenge to combat. 1t is conceded that
Putnam can do all sorts OF things. but
that he can hoth paint and model ami
NAL life superbly there is not the
slightest doubt. The character of the
artist shows in every line of his noble
and direct work He is a personality
expressed living thought thrown cSf
canvas or impressed on clay. and
whether you be critic or ignoramus
you stand before these things with the
knowledge that here is something
worth while.
More than 60 paintings by American
artists have been added to the Del
Monte gallery within the last few
days. Among the works those which
have passed the jury are those OF
Thomas Hill, c. r. Callahan, NJ. de-
NeaIe Morgan. Grace Hudson. Charles
Dickman, Isabel Hunter. l. p Lati-
mer Sydney Yard. Isabelle Percy. Maui
rice Del Niue. Marion Kavanaugh, Will
Sparks. Maynard Dixon, Eugene Neu-
haUs. Julie Heynemann, Mary c.. Rich
ardson. Sophia M. Brannan. Lucia X
Mathews. Mary T. Mention. Mary G.
Brady Calthea Vivian and several
paintings by Arthur Mathews. Charles
Rollo Peters and William Keith.