The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-13
.UPP IS PAINTING
MANY PICTURES
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Frank oertel Of keokuk Among Those
Who are Sitting for Pictures
by Hamilton
Artist.
WAS BUSY THIS SUMMER
Artist Has Painted Portraits Of For
mer Governors and Their Fami-
lies for Historical Build

George Upp Of Hamilton, who has
painted number Of pictures for keo-
Euk people, and whose work has ma
tional reputation, has been working
recently on number of pictures FOR
the state historical building in Des
Moines. He has recently returned to
his studio at Ivy Wild near hamilton,
where he is preparing for an exhipit
Of Paintings at Ottumwa In Novem-
Der under the direction OF the COM
mercial club.
Mr.. Upp is painting bust OF Frank
Oertel of Keokuk. Mr.. Oertel is a
representative in the state legislature.
A number of the legislators have en-
gagged Mr.. Upp to paint their pictures
for the house gallery.
While away, the Hamilton Press
says, Mr.. Upp painted three quar-
ter length, life size portrait of Elk
Governor B. F.. Carroll of Iowa, which
is now hanging In the state art gallery
in the Historical building Of the state.
He also painted life size bust OF
Ex-Governor George w. Clarke, which
Is to be hung in the same gallery. The
portrait has been sent to the studfo
of Mr.. Upp for the purpose of having
three duplicates made for members OF
his family. After completing the por-
trait of Gov. Clarke, Mr.. Upp was in
vited to the summer home of Gov.
Clarke, especially to paint the wife OF
Charles F. Clarke, son Of the gov
ernor She was one Of four MacCum
her girls, the daughters of Mrs. Mac
Cumber, the noted linguist and trav-
eler. All four are noted beauties. The
eldest, Mrs. Lour Of Chicago, being
chosen by the U. S. government to
christen the battIeship "Des MONIES"
when that ship was launched.
Mr.. Upp also has commission from
the parents of the late Flera Quick 70
paint life size, full length portrait
of that young lady.
other Portraits Painted.
. Among others that are painted by
Mr.. Upp and now hanging in the
Historical building is one Of ISAIAH
Meek, pioneer manufacturer of Bone
parte, Ia, and Judge Caleb F. Davis,
long time president of the Keokuk
Savings bank. This portrait was
placed in the Historical building by
Hon. James c. Davis, son of Judge
Davis. now chief council Of the North
western railway with headquarters in
Chicago, also life size bust of the
late General Hedrick of Ottumwa, Ia,
one of the noted Iowa generals of the
civil war, and a three quarter length
sitting of Chief Justice Scott NJ. Ladd.
of the Iowa supreme court and MS
wife. The Justices portrait will hang
in the Historical building. Also one
of Prof Joseph Zappan, state taxider-
mist OF the state naturalist section. He
is by birth a prince of the Austrian
empire, now an American citizen. we
forgot to mention that Mr.. James c.
Davis, also placed life sized, full
length CT Chief Keokuk painted for the
late C. F. Davis in 1888, in the His
torical building.
The skill of Mr. Upp in producing
these various portraits was so greatly
appreciated by his subjects, that
many autograph letters are received
by him in which expressions of de-
light and kindly appreciation are many
fold