The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-27
Another Salt Lake Boy Who
Has Gone to the Front in
East.
HE IS HOME TO MAKE
DRAWINGS OF LAKE
Talks Modestly of the Splen-
did Success Which He
Has Achieved.

Once upon a time-not 80 very long
ago, either-a tow-headed youngster,
with sunburned nose and freckled ears,
slipped down behind his geography in
a Salt Lake City public school class
room and drew a caricature of his
teacher. He drew pictures Of his class
mates, too, and lots Of things animate
and inanimate. His pencil hand just
wouldn't keep still, SO he kept on
drawing and drawing until recently he
completed mighty fine picture, which
will be used on the cover page Of the
special Christmas number of Harper 8
Weekly. When Salt Lake City read
ers look for the artists name and SOC
the signature, "George W. BarTatt, -
tucked away down in one corner OF
the page, they may well feel proud
Of the fact that he is none other than
to school in Salt Lake City, and draw
ing.
youth, is one Of the many Salt Lakers
who have made decidedly good in the
national field Of art. He was born
in Salt Lake City twenty-seven years
ago. the son of Captain and Mrs.
Milton Barratt, and was educated in
the local public schools and the high
school, graduating, from the "hlgh"
York City, and his work is in de-
mand with such we'll known publica-
tions as Life and Harper's Weekly,
while his sketch prints bid fair to
make him famous.
Glad to Be Home.
Mr.. Barratt is now in Salt Lake City
--"hoIne again. and though his visit
will be one of pleasure to a certain eS
tent, his real mission west at this tune
is to make sketches Of the Great Salt
lake to illustrate work on the lake
which he will write, and which will
be published by large eastern
house The details of the work Mr..
Barratt cannot make public at this
time, as a matter Of protection to his
publishers, but those who have been
are satisfied that his latest effort will
be worthy one.
Though he has been before the pub
lie for several years, through his work
in current periodicals, Mr.. Barratt is
still ultra modest over his achieve
ments.
As to his birthplace and parcntage
Mr. Barratt was eloquent As to his
age, he was not backward. but after
that it required severe questioning for
the interviewer to learn of his real
achievements.
Mr. Barratt did some work for the
Cred and Black" the local high
school paper, during his enrolment at
that institution. There he studied
some art. too, under J. T. Harwood
and May Teasdale- After graduating
from the Salt Lake "high'' Mr., Bar.
ratt mt to the Chase school Of art
in New York City for two years He
then secured work as an advertising
illustrator, and kept his Job, he says,
f'for two whole days" Then he be-
gan drawing pictures of imaginary sui.
cldes and murders and funerals to get
himself in a humorous vein. When he
felt that he was really gorged with
humor. he perpetrated an Hidea,' and
sold it to the Woman's Home Com.
panion. After that, it seems, he had
better luck and soon Life and Har.
per's and other of the eastern pub
locations were eager for his product.
Recently he did front page for Life,
and the fact that his Christmas cover
page for Harper's is already in tho
hands Of the publishers, tells story
of has splendid success.
Utahns Doing Well
"Tbe colony Of Utah artists in the
cast is interesting said Mr. Rarratt
Among the Utahns there are Clyde
Squires, Jack Sears, Hon. Young and