Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
Art Notes
RY ELIZABETH MAGGoNER

forces, not only in holding her native
artists, but in attracting hosts OF 9TH
ers from far and near Sometimes, how
ever, there springs up talent not des-
tined to be so held, lying in other lines
than that of depicting the ever fasci-
mating phases of nature. Such talent
was discovered and fostered in young
Los Angeles artist, r. Roscoe Shrader
who was quick to choose the field fol
his endeavor and has already taken his
place in the ranks of the foremost IL
Illustrators of the day Encouraged by
his first teachers he lost no time in
setting out for the goal of his ambi-
tions. 1t was during his second year
of study at the Chicago Art institute
that Howard Pyle paid a memorable
visit to the school, lecturing before the
students and impressing them in a
way that had been rarely equaled
| among the scores of distinguished men
who come and go each year. Mr.. Pyle
| noted the work of the stronger pupils
/ of the school, talked with the young
| enthusiasts who crowded about him,
and when he returned to his studio in
the east he was soon followed by this
| California boy who won the coveted
| honor of admission to the small group
| of especially talented students elected
| to receive the instruction of this mas
ter of the art of illustration. Finding
| there a most congenial environment,
I Mr.. Shrader has become a permanent
member of the little colony of artists
who have made famous the old town
| of Wilmington, Del. The historic in
| terest of the quaint old town, the
charm of its remoteness from the rush
| of modern life, yet near enough the
| great literary and artistic centers to
| be in close touch with their publishers
and magazine editors, its possession of
IeAf, ,-fo -, =.
! costumes and accessories, the stimulus
of contact with others workers, all go
! to make it an ideal home for. the ar
| tist, and this little coterie has come to
! stand for the very best in the field of
| Illustration in America today.
Mr.. Shrader's work may be seen in
| the leading magazines of the day, but
| it is in book illustration that he is
most happy, with it's opportunity for
| the thoughtful study and inexhaustlble
| research that are essentials in the
work of the pupils and followers of
| Howard Pyle. book of Stories from
! the Old Testament, by Harriet S.
! Blaine Beale, has been most adequately
| illustrated bv Mr.. Shrader in conjunc-
| tion with Herbert Moore, another mem
Der of the Wilmington colony. These
| Illustrations show a marked originality
| of conception and a grasp of detail as
great as that which characterize the
| Tissot Bible illustrations. "The Chill
dren's Longfellow," illustrated by a
number of the Wilmington artists, also
! contains a representative example of
the charm of Mr.. Shrader's work. On
| the walls of his Hollywood home one
may see a painting which is as fine an
| Illustration of the old buccaneer life as
might be expected even from the mas
| ter who has made this type familiar.
The virility in the drawing of the fig
/ ure. the mastery atment Of the tex
! lures in the costume full of historic
| interest and brilliant in color. are all
| sun so simple that we almost lose
| sight of the art in it all. Several stud
les Of old men. favorite models of the
colony show skillful and unaffected de-
llneation of character.
Mr.. Shrader Is returning to the east
after a summer at his old home. much
| impressed with the possibilities that
| California offers to the illustrators. and
! we may some day see the result of
| these Impressions worked out in his
eastern studio
Miss Beatrice Lindburg. who some
TIME ago held an exhibition here OF
her work in weaving, has returned to
Farloault, Mimi, but has left the en-
TIRE equipment for her craft at the Col
lege of Fine Arts, where she NAV re-
turn later to take up the teaching of
1@nls @ practical and popular handicraft
ms is one of several new lines of
! work to be offered at the opening Of
this school for the coming wear, which
| nave necessitated the erection of the
new building, more than doubling the
| capacity of the school and addino.
sredtly to Its scope and usefulness.
GO considerable interest has been mani
/ aested IN the newly issued coins. which
are indeed worthy of notice The new
l-cent piece designed by the Russian
+ sculptor, Victor P. Brenner. shows in
It's portrait relief of Abraham Tincoln
an admirable bit of modelling. That
our, greatest sculptors have been called
upon to bring their art into the every
| day life of the nation is also evidenced
by the fve-dollar gold piece designed
| by. Bella L. Pratt and the beautiful
| gold coins showing the work of Aug
ustus Saint-Gaudsns.
In the recent death of Louis Loeb
the art world of America has lost one
of its foremost workers. AS teacher
IN one of the New York art schools his
| influence was strongly felt, but he is
more widely known for his portraits
notably his fine character study of his
friend Israel Zangwill or for his treat
ment of allegorical subjects such as his
Temple of the Winds" This painting
VIII be remembered as shown at the
| Pan-American exposition and several
of the eastern galleries before its pur-
chase for the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. 1t is fitting that this great gallery
should have so good an example Of the
work of this artist-cut off at the age
of 43, with years OF achievement open
ing up before him.
California landscapes in which the
vigor and wild beauty of the Golden
State are manifest" is the subject of
an article by Hanna Astrup Larsen in
the September number of the Crafts
man. The text is accompanied by sew
eral typical California Landscapes,
Il Glacial Meadows" by William Keith !;
Live Oaks at Twilight" and "Wild
Mustard" by John NJ. Gamble, and
"The Shadow of the Canon" by FL
mer Wachtel and contains the follow
ing tribute to these artists 1.-THE men
who have produced work essentially
Californian stand isolated and cannot
be classified in any one group. Those
who have chosen to work in California,
to interpret her beauty to the world.
need some of the qualities of real great
ness They must know how to stand
alone and must have faith in them
selves and in their neighbors." The
writer gives equal honor to Xavier
Martinez, Gattardo Piazzoni Maurice
ers, though holding their work less
Enthusiastically Californian, and
says: TN summing up the work of the
California landscape painters one feels
that the individuality Of each artist Is
| so definite so ViVidlv EXPRESSED that