New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
Want Uniform Pay for Posing,
with or Without" in
Philadelphia.
nBAPeRY OF LITTLE MOMENT
inject TO Reduction When There
Is Less Danger of Catching
Cold-Call Artists
Cranky.

-oi.,s n Philadelphia. both rem. and
..-.sn have united in a demand upon
=. Academy Of the Fine Arts for
,,gber rate Of pay for posing.
Their demand. which has been refused.
!, fo- uniform scale of 80 cents an
,or, with or without drapery. They
,sc they intend 10 organize a union and
!, fight for what they ask.
The letter outlining the demands of
,bs models iesrly all Of whom are
zor,en was sent 10 job i. d. Trask.
sscr.tarv and manager Of the Academy,
=, February H. II was signed by Miss
Dorothy McKay. end was promptly
answered as follows:
Dear Madam; Iour note Of February
a has bee1 received by Mr.. TraSk and
,afsrred 10 the School Department I
.srre, very much that il is impossible to
AZ as -ou suggest in regard 20 the 2J
and 231-3 cent rate an hour i'm the por-
,rsr sketch and illustration classes.
me reason that these classes Hre paid
%, ~ a lower figure j. due to the COM
raratiye ease of getting models to take
hem and also because the risk of cold
!, less than in the other classes.
You would 6e justified in asking more
o. posing privately than in posing here.
Sc private oosinG Is usually less regular
and has not the advantage of making
,fu known {, 2 number Of rcCple at
ouce. Ycry truly YOURS.
c. =. RAMSAY.
Orator Of the schools.
nprescrt The Academy pays 20 cents
,r hour for posing in the nude, p cents
an hour for posing FOR the head only and
Ss1.9 cents su hour for posing in cos
turre or 0rerer,.
Have 70 Eat Anyway.
'Tho idea Of paving US less because
ve might not eaten cold" Indignantly
eYlaimeI Miss Mckay. why We have
10 ca; rs much whether VIC pose with
cur clothes or i'm the altogether At J0
cents an hour we set only q living wage,
because the work is so irregular. Some
Of us average only 81 a week during the
season. We want so live with or with
out clo;hes
There arc thirty-fve professional
nodels IN Philadelphia. and now that We
have been turned down by Mr.. Ramsey
we arc go;ns to. meet carly next week
and form q club Each member will
srree not to work for less than 80 cents
an hour. even if VIC have to starve. That
is the only way We can enforce our Ge-
msnds by getting together.
"Oyer in New York they have the Art
women's Working Club of New YORK
snd the girls -ct a minimum Of - cents.
The Industrial Art School at Broad and
Pine streets. here, pays ~ cents an hour
--clotheg or uY clothes There are only
ieg people that can give us this work.
and It is only fair that as long rs they
have US DO it they should pay us
tecent living wage
Miss Anna =. Bennett. assistant cura-
toi Of The Academy. said that the work
q the portrait models and costume mod
els was SO easy that they could get any
kodv 10 do the work at - cents al hour.
The Risk OF Pneumonia.
we psy more for posing in the nuoe
because there is always the danger oil
catching cold explained Miss Bennett
There is no other reason for paying
more, because it does not require more
skill But whatever labor involves dan
ger to health is always better paid, and
rightly SO. The forming of union or
strike will not have much effect on the
work Of the academy.
We employ a great many models,
varying them in order that the pupils
may have practice in drawing different
Kinds Of figures and faces"
Il. Deigendesch, head Of the life
classes al the School of Industrial Art,
Gid not agree with Miss Bennett
! always pay my models for their
ume, no matter how much or how little
uey wear he said. Fifty cents is the
regular rate, and it is not too much, for,
"nirary TO what is generally supposed.
POSING is hard, wearing work. To sit
ufee hours without moving is more
wearing than manual labor. 1t takes
'"s practice 10 become a good model
'"u 10 hold pose naturally for a long
N'ne Without becoming stiff and rigid.
vi course. there is greater danger Of
.a''i'lhg cold when posing nude, because
w classroom becomes warm from so
~''ny people being close together, and
"'eh tne windows are thrown open-but
Hst Is part OF the trade"
Men Back Up the Protest.
according 10 Miss Mckay the prin-
uFai men models Of the city, including
= Seck, Albert Hern and A. Riggio,
"n' has been so successful in initiating
we poses Of Greek statuary, are backing
'er IN tho protest.
Among the more famous women mod
.'' "ho' Miss Mckay says, will join
-e union" arc Miss Grace Tuttle and
,''ss - NJ Stokes, who poses in Chicago.
:. .1naio Washington. st. Louis and New
'O'k besides this city.
mink IL would bc good thing for
'ae models b. form "A club" said Philip
s'1nr' portrait painter. $50 that we
"ouio know where 10 send and ask for
. model in case we wanted one right
AZ present the Philadelphia mod
y" nave % troop all over town and visit
''ch studio individually to look for
work"
"iss Mckay. who is directing the or
e"Hzatlon Of the "union," is much I'm
seihsnd as 4 model because of her Titan
"a,r' pale blue eyes and milk white skin.
ono Is type that is hard TO find and
"essure 10 paint" said - artist In
Pedkins Of the young organizer. Such
Y.ehoing OF colors, such a JuxtapoSition