The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-25
WOMAN ARTIST
SEEKS PAY FOR
HADLEY PORTRAIT
Friends of the Governor, Who Raised
Fund, Say Likeness is Not
Satisfactory.

II Satisfactory.
| St. Louis, Mo.-A portrait of Gov
Herbert S. Hadley, completed seve
| months ago and for which 81, 500 wa
to have been paid, is fast gatherin,
cobwebs in St. Louis art storage
house, and all because the way TIL
gubernational lips were painted.
Mrs. Samantha L. Huntley, tn
artist who did the work, has not a
yet been paid, and as a result of thu
"Hadley lip, in all probability, sooI
will figure in. the Missouri courts
Mrs. Huntley has retained Louis
Henry, Chicago attorney, and un
less a settlement is reached in few
days suit will be filed.
Last summer several Republicans
figured it would be fine thing to
have painting made of the Cover
nor, to be placed in the Executive
Mansion. At the time Mrs. Huntley
was in St. Louis painting a portrait
of Archbishop Glenon, and the friends
of the Governortook the opportunity
to interest the notable painter in their
plan.
The committe which undertook to
raise the funds for the Governors
portrait were: Charles A. Houts,
United States District Attorney; Sher-
iff Louis Nolte, Col. Moses Sheen.
berg and Gen. Frank M. Rumbold.
Letters were sent to more than 500
Republicans throughout the State
asking for donations to the fund.
The $500 needed never was col.
lected. At present the fund is in the
vicinity of $1,000. .- -.
Mrs. Huntley, however, said she
wasn't particular about the amount
she was paid, and would do the work
for whatever was collected.
According to Mrs. Huntley's story
told of the letters to friends, the paint
ing of the Governors portrait was
such nerve-racking job that she had
to place herself in the hands of ply
sician when the work was finished. /
The detail of the photograph which
tried the painter the most was the
Hadley lip. 1t appears that the Gov
ernor's lower lip is fuller than he be-
lieved it ought to be and he instructed
the artist to fix it up. After consider
able labor, the labial appendage was
painted to the satisfaction of the Gov
ernor, though he complained that the
did not make him look good
1atured enough.
When the committee took a look at
he picture the spoke in unision:
"Why that doesn't look like the
Governors mouth"
Mrs. Huntley admitted the truth of
he charge and then explained that {
he Governor had wanted it painted
hat. way. The committee (Which
we're paying for the work. then found
5ther criticisms. The chin was too
ong, the collar was too high, etc.
The painter with a rule showed them !
hat the chin was in exact proportion s
o the rest of the face, of course, al $
owing that portion Of the lower lip |
which had been removed. AS for the
;ollar she said she could make that as a
high or as low as the committee de-
tired. The committee were not salts
led and there the matter rests. T.. v
Mrs. Huntley is In Cleveland and Il
efers to her lawyer when. asked what a
he is going to do about the painting. u
The artist, who is considered one d
# the best portrait painters in the e
ountry and who has "done" hum II
reds of governors, statesmen and G.
theirs, AYERS that Gov. Hadley was p
he toughest subject she ever handled. IL
he began his portrait the last week al
l June and it was ten weeks later
efore the work was finished. Mrs. l
[untley encountered all manners of u
ifficulties in getting the executive to al
t for his portrait. He was constant o.
: assuring her that as an important 81
ian in the State his time was of ne u
essity limited in matters of art. 'e
Then again the Governor had
range and bizarre ideas of what he Is
'oked like. He was in constant argu- !.
tent with Mrs. Huntley as to how i. 10
is eyes should be painted, just what =, ~
IS forehead should look like in II
lnvas and on one occasion took the .
rush and tried to show her just how ps
certain stroke should be made to
ring out a certain feature of his face. u
One of the most laughable incidents
connection with the work was the