The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05

commissions or sometimes neglect
them ana disappears from New York
or London or fashionable Paris to
spend hours In his Avenue dc SAKE
studio among these unfortunates, who
are his friends as we'll as his models.
Painting portraits OF men and women
whose lives have been tranquil II the
way earn my living" MacCamcron
once said TO the writer in Paris. Such
work Is interesting but II does not pos
scSs the fascination OF painting those
vino have been dragged through the
depths II is more difficult TO paint a
tcggar than to paint society woman
and unconsciously or perhaps conscious
ly the artist employs different methods"
In MacCameron's Paris st,bdio-the
one where he receives the citizens OF
tho underworld-there are ingenious ar
rangements for lighting. The artist has
made long and conscientious study OF
light effects. He has given more atten-
ton to the matter than any stage
manager and he has succeeded In repro
dudng exactly tho effects of night. In
a screencd-off portion Of the studio the
models take their poses and the artist
by means Of colorcd glasses obtains the
effect he wishes. He looks through an
opening In the curtain and reproduces
what no secs on the canvas before him.
This method has enabled him to obtain
those realistic effects that have caused
artists 10 assert that these nisht scenes
wore really painted at night and on tho
spot they are supposed TO picture.
ANY picture painted At night would
seem entirely different when seen In
the daylight" said MacCamsron. How
ever wen an artist knew his palette II
would be impossible to paint at night
WITH exactness. I therefore endeavor
20 reproduce faithfully these nisht e.
fccts IN my studio and paint them there
with an the fidelity am capable or
wELL.kNoWN PERSONS PAINT.
Ed ~ MAccAMERoN.
Among the weii-known persons whose
portraits have been painted by Mac
Cameron are President Taft. the Duke
of Rutland. the Duchess OF Rutland.
the Earl of Clarendon. Lady Clarendon
and her daughter. Lady Derek Keppers
daughter, god child of Princess Victoria.
Mrs. Ava willing Aston. Miss Dorothy
IseMn. Mrs Bourke Cochran. Mrs.
william Astor Chanler. David Warheld.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Guinness, Mrs. Robert
Gerry, President Mckinley. Senator
Gray, Senator Mccomas. Mrs. James A.
Burden. Miss Maude Adams, Sir Edward
Carson, the Right Hon. II. Il. Smith.
N. p, and Auguste Rodin. the sculptor.
In strength and in stature MacCam-
cron IL a giant. He began life A.
Logger In a humber camp and when only
fourteen was able to do his days work
along with any OF the Older men. 1t
was while here with his father. who
had q financial interest In the camp. that
a Frenchman gave TO tho boy q box Of
drawing crAyons From that time on
MacCameron has been drawing He
draws while ne talks to you or while
you talk TO him, His pencil IN nearly
always In his hand. He hrst studied
art. in Chicago. going from there to
Paris In 1889 where he entered the
National Beaux Arts Academy and
studied under 0erome and Rsphael
Coiain. In 1908 ne obtained in the Salon
Of the French Artists the gold msdal.
which 10 the highest honor accorded Q
foreign artist In Frnscs.
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