The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28

recent
II ! II Art Institute IL Chicago o: /
the portraits C.: rne lie
4 Georg- peter Alexander
n I, r HeaIy who although ma
W tive Of Boston. ai.9rra-t J-
IL * came resident OF lE.-asg
and really quite y M
manner born IL spite q lis
birth and his subsequent residence abroad t1- 80
many years. created more than z apple j he
art world and showed again @aat s,-9lz and
representative man Of has =rz b. ~as /. ma!
be said truthfully Of him TIA, l- rs = Ios.
conspicuous figure IL The latter Di-. Of -a= sec
ond er4 Of the art u po-,rz---te - u@--cz -
Gilbe-t Stuart was u Tie hrs- er4
Aside from the strong ae-.,. VI no portraits
seen ~ the Art Institute their exhibition recalls
70 the writer q story told aim rn4ay years ago b.
a boyIsh boon companion Of Nr Heaiy me .sts
George Loring Brown 50 famous fer his studies
OF atmosphere and poetical distance il landscape
and still marines seen lnder ne 5L.es "
sunny Italy Tr Eeav ~ Jte time " which
speak was about twenty year. ri age and SIR
Brown a year younger. ~. nsa.y hz1 bee.
studying art in somewhat dssIlto-y maaner-
about the only way IL which arr could o. s-1c-
led in the New England city .. taat early DAY
and making preparations 10 20 abroad 70
enter upon his studies II Games. way. he
had attracted the attention o. Ms Ha-r!so.
Gray O,is the year before that lady then being
the queen Of society f. Boston He had gone %
her with letter Of Introduction TA-n she asked
the shy boy what she could o0 :or him and his
reply was. on, sit for ne Madame. / 50 wan.
10 paint beautiful woman sne did 80 and
<he portrait made quite local reputation ior The
boy. upon which he made arrangements - 20
abroad
Ar Brown the constant companion o. BIZ.
Hsaly vas born in Boston February 2 1914. and
began 10 draw when eight years old HIS father
used 70 encourage the boy 70 make csr.ca,ures
u people whom he did not Ike and got the boy
into many scrape II he drew the caricatgres.
Us he told me once he had trouble win the PEG
pie thus jrayestied and IL be die not his father
made (. very uncomfortable for hin. sending him
out On the Back Bay IN winter 70 ca' holes il me
fee. and fish for eels and other Inhabitants Of
mud and water among other things But the boy
survived # all and finally went 70 the Franklin
school where he won the silver medal and a.
twelve years Of age vas apprsnticsd 70 the q
nous engrayer Peter Parley wher. he learned
the art Of drawing thoroughly. waich 5000 him
In such stead in his later career
While with Farley who II may BE- remembered
Was the wood engrayer who illustrated many
of the school books Of century ago. the boy
experimental with colors and when rot al work
al his engraving was experimenting constantly
with colors with the result that he attracted me
attention Of Isaac Rich wealthy merchant Of
that day who one day asked him oaEtsring!y
how much he wanted 70 20 70 Europe
One hundred dollars" he replied enthusias-
ticaliy displaying wonderful ignorance Of the
woid
But Mr. Rich advanced hin The hundred dol
lars and the boy began making preparations 70
20.
Il was about this time that the tao boys began
10 the world opening i,s doors to them. and
IN honor Of this event. young Brown invested a
dollar or two in beer and something eat&ble on
the side"-the beer portion OF the menu being
considered as something almost criminal in Bos.
Ton IL those days-and the boys made night Of
L il honor Of their early departure for Europe.
ano the taking up Of their lie work n earnest
The beer had good deal Of head" On H. and
It gave good deal OF head" 10 the boys With
the result that the two future great artists soon
began 70 imagine themselves grs4E ALREADY and
boosted 0; what they would DO
y vii paint pictures Of it4l AZ scenery" de-
clared Brown and have my pictures il all The
castles Of Europe
And l." said Healy. will pain. The kings and
other notables Of Europe. and have them ia the
castles side b. side with yours"
did not know Mr. Healy personally but was
acquainted intimately with Mr. Brown fer many
years. and have heard him many times tell how
! he finally got away Europe lie vent down 10
the wharyes and inquired around until he found
vessel that was ready TO sail for Europe He
did not stop to ask what par, OF Europe, thinking
that once the other side Of the water he would
find everything easy. married sister gave him
a mattress and he marched down State street 10
Long Wharf with the mattress on his back hay-
Ing taken steerage passage. He found, after the
boat set sail. that her destination vas Antwerp
almost far from Italy as Boston itself When
he landed there he had twenty-five dollars left
But he had made friend Of the captain Of the
vessel. who lent him fifteen more and with this
Emount ne managed to get to London where he
was befriended by Mr. Cheney. the American
engEayer and he began at once his studies OF
Italian landscape living almost on the verge OF
starvation for nearly year al the end OF which
time lie sent picture home 20 Mr. Rich. who
sent him more money and he continued his
! etudies
AS an evidence OF his conscientiousness in