Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

lists who. in l848. rocked the Fatherlald
from stern to stern He was q pro-
nounCed liberal. iron-bound and Gnu
phatic in his ideas on human Nbefty
He Deuned polcmics for the radical Ger
man nress He marched at the head OF
the reyolutioniSts and refused to Hoch
der Kaiser" During melee NJ tue
Church Of the Holy Trinity, ne was
severely wounded and made a prisoner
in the fortress Of Spandau, where ne
sDant several miserable weeks III the
depths of q dungeon.
a. thc opn of 80. Ulke was described
as being extremely healthy in body anq
mind He read omnivorouSly and hardly
a tonic could be preached but that ne
could be counted on for an apothegm o.
On orfriDal point Of view lie vowed tc
make the LARGEST beetle collection In the
world These who visit the Carnegie
Institute in Pittsburgh may see it,
THE whole country was his playground!
Hp hunted beetles in Montana, Utah:
and Idaho. and the American Govern:
mcnt published his scientific descrlp~.
tons
After naming a rare species Of beetle
after himself. he remarked locoSeiE On
the wings Of this beetle Will / ny INTO
Immortality ..-s
hi1, IN little fame compared with what
ha achieved with his brush. Enjoying
an acquaintance with the most dynamic
men of his generation he painted and
preserved their facial characters for
nnStcritv. Men Of ordinary caliber did
NOT attract him He ferreted out The
most gifted spirits the apostles OF prog
ress. the men Of iron
IN tho National Museum hang Ulke's
canvases Of Prof Joseph Henry,
former secretary of Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. and Ludwig van Beethoven. The
fervid mind of the master composer is
revealed in the casting Of light and
shadow about his massive brow. The
portrait breathes the strength of the
Ninth Symphony" and the magical
calm of Moonlight Sonata" Who
sees these portraits sees the hand Of
master. and they are among the
priced possessions Of the Nations arr
gallery.
In Ulke's portrait OF Frank Blair he
sought 10 reveal the soldiers Valor, his
nuiSsance and his rugged honesty. II
was a tranSmutation Of canvas and
pigment into the quintessential quail
ties Of a pioneer. The nodded face,
high reclining forehead and forcefui
chin are brought out in blocks, rs II
the character were built Of stone. like
a monument.
Other notables painted by ulkc were
Charles Sumner. Secretary Chase,
Chief Justice fancy, James @. Blaine,
John Sherman. w. w Corcoran, John
g. Carlisle. Carl SchurZ, Gov. Alexander
r. Shepherd, Secretary Stanton, Robert
IngersoiI, John Wanamaker and Mrs
jefferson Davis. His portrait OF Gen
Grant hangs in the White House.
Ulke was a native of Silesia. Ger
many. born In 1921. Early, he displayed
a natural fondness for art, and as
boy he made such surprising progress
that some wealthy persons gave hmi
material assistance in pursuit Of his
studies. In America. he became
stanch patriot. He believed that any
government not conducted along the
lines Of tho American Republic deserved
10 be oVerthrown
Many al Washngton's older inhab-
tants remember Ulke. the painter and
cN ANa8NA1b w A8Ekl Sit@AAA k@AADbNE a pats va
the Frank Blair portrait Or. w RI
Holmes director OF the United Stats
National Gallery, exclaimed:
Il knew Ulkel A first-rate artist
did excellent work.
This painting of Blair is striking
and is done in Ulke'S own style He
worked with broad, bold brush. He
sought strength
Around the State, War and Navy
Building are men and women who
knew the artist But no one carries
vivid remembrance of the Blair por-
trait. In the vast collection Of the
Library Of Congress prints division All
Of Ulkes works, save his Beethoven, ="
are absent
Their absence" said David f. Rob-
erts, assistant director, proves the
rare value Of the originals If none
Of the prints has been deposited with
the Library Of Congress, it is probable
that they have never been reproduced.
THE attic discovery Is extremely In
teresting and the material brought tx
light Is splendid" Roberts added Il
favor an immediate cleaning up Of all
Government attics and a restoration of
art works found. There Is a sad need
for preserving any eanVases that might
bear on our national history"
Charles r. Fairman, curator of art
In the Capitol Building, who has made
an extended study Of all art works IN