Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-21
ARIZONA ARTIST FOR
DEVELOPING TALENT

Warren f. Rollins, the noted Ari-
iona artist and his family have re-
Gently returned to San Gabriel after
six months in Northern Arizona, where
the clever painter, his equally dis
tingqished wife and brilliant daught-
ers, gained inspiration for their par
ticular type of work.
Their many friends in Phoenix will
be interested in their activities. which
are featured in the following article
which appeared in coast paper:
Develop your one talent and your
future will take care Of ITSELF Such
is the advise of Mrs. Warren f. Roll
Inns of San Gabriel, who has put to
practice her excellent percept and sue
ceeded marvelously' well both with her
F.; family and herself. Each have won
/ for themselves a place in the sun
Mrs. Rollins began years ago when
| quite a little girl to study Of her own
accord. color. composition and har-
mony, and what could be more
natural than that she would choose to
1 marry an artist? Her husband. War
rem F. Rollins, has achieved success.
and happily has not been Obliged to
wait for recognition until after his
death or even the sunset OF his life
for he is scarcely middle aged, and
> will exhibit By invitation at the best
salon in New York next month. He
feels that he owes much of this to
/ Mrs. Rollins.
And the develop-your talent spirit
spread further-eTen to the two young
daughters of the Rollinses. Miss Ruth
! Rollins, the younger, is starring in
| the title role of a Barrymore play and
4 possesses untold ambition for higher
things, promising her mother that she
will be contented with nothing less
that BernharGt laurcls.
Miss Ramona Rollins. the other
! daughter. is hampered only because OF
her infatuation for California, in her
desire to develop her individuality.
| Miss Rollins is determined not TO
leave Los Angeles, her home. so, the
field being limited, she is at present
the favOrte singer of Brahms quintet.
Nor does progression cease when
Mrs. Rollins and her daughters accom-
| pany Mr.. Rollins IN his long trips
. into camps in iha WiGs of ARIZONA
and New Mexico, where he paints the
( Zuni Indians in their beloved can
| yons and desert. When Mr.. Rollins
| has brought forth his palette ana
/ brush fol the DAVIS work Mrs. Rollins
/ studies the Indians. mingles with
| them and chronicles their songs and
dance symbols. She speaks their
tongue as fluentiy as they, and when
she sings Mother and Eabe. song
written by herself, she sings in their
language
= a few days ago the Rollins family
returned from their last trip. which
was Of six months duration. The net
results of the work OF the entire
family pending this period was a mu-
steal composition written by Miss RAJ
mona Rollins. Zuni Indian dances and
their symbols faithfully acquired b.
Miss Ruth Rollins. which she VIII use
later, and several new paintings
which will be catalogued along with
Grand Canyon, Harvest Dance.
Mystery Man and 'Toiler' by Mr.
Rollins. Mrs. Rollins. the chief in
E SEPARATION If the family, has added
the Corn Dance TO her Indian sons
compositions. and wonderful Naval,
shirt and Rubens cap which she aver.
; is the most picturesque and practica
= costume an artist ever wore. 1t i
!. made of velvet Artists could wea
) nothing else. but it is beautiful ant
[ ! she will introduce il in New Iorl