The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-19
FLORIDA POET AND PAINTER TO
EXHIBIT FLOWER PIECES HERE
pensacola JournaD

Two things l never did-shoe
horse or build a house. But l let
the contract for a house once and
because l forgot to include the
steps, | had to place stones to get
into the house, when it was COM
pleted".
So said Marie Cappick, - poet,
writing to another poet, Florence
Thiot Miner, of her work. An ex-
hibition of flower pieces by Miss
Cappick will be exhibited at the
art gallery in February, but the
intel esting personality of the
painter-poet, just now takes pre-
cedence over her exhibit
For Miss Cappick is one of this
country's distinguished women,
and has had a life so full that one
feels very certain that if she ever
did shoe a horse, she would beat
the village smithy at his job.
Miss Cappick is native of Key
West. Her father was French and
her mother was Irish. She has
painted much and written much.
The Cuban artist Muzzio, the
Japanese artist Tesu Hama, and
the Mexican artist Hojas gave
her private lessons, after her stud
les in painting at the Convent of
Mary Immaculate in Key West.
Her work has been displayed
in many of the larger cities. Last
June she had an exhibition in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Her newspaper work began
back in 1898. when she substi-
tuted for George Clarke Mus
grave, later knighted. He repre-
sented the British press at the
time but was injured in the
Spanish American war and was
taken to the Convent in Key
West for medical treatment. Sir
George was a friend of her fam
lily and she wrote from notes sent
by him from the field. His en-
enlargement launched the young
artist as writer
She has written for many of the
large press agencies. and has rep
resented the Boston Post, Kansas
City Star, Indianapolis Star, To-
Eronto Star. She saws: Il came in
contact with all the great and
| the near great, including Richard
Harding Davis, Frederick Rem
ington and others. who fought the
SpaniSh-American war from the
porch of the old Key West hotel.
Among the great ones l inter
viewed was an East Indian nabob
with a name as long as your
arm. and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
/ before he ever thought of becom-
ing President. Also President
William Howard Taft. Grover
Cleveland she met when she was
/ a small child, and Presidents
Zayas and Machado of Cuba were
among the notables she knew.
/ Poems of Marie Cappick have
been appearing in newspapers
and magazines Cor many years.
Davis Anthology of Newspaper
Verse has published her work for
several years. and many other an
thol0FieS have used her verse.
Now / do not write unless the
spirit urges nae--tilen put out a
poem or two. she says.
a began TO paint way back in
1902 when my parents saw what
'hev thoueht was genius in the
family I began on mustard Jars.
which in those 6avs were thick
pottery, then 20 the glassware in
the house. When I decided 10
u7ske painting a business I learn
ed oil and China Dai1ting. and as
had q good outlet for my work
II Washington. there may vet b.
some Of Thy painted bowls in
Washington homes.
4 never write fiction nova bIt
studied with John Galishaw
former dean al English az Har-
ward, and elaborated with
Gc0rre Allan EnRiand on a So
riss Il pirate stories"
There Is little about The writ
rag business that Mss Cappscs.