,,the ,,mentor #aiag4ja4ae1 ,no4 #abc ,illustration3 7decorative background7 ,,learn ,,one ,,thing ,,every ,,day ,illustration ,,january #ae #aiag ,,serial ,,no4 #abc ,,the ,,mentor ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,by ,,mrs4 ,,elizabeth ,,lounsbery ,author ,,department ,,of ,,fine ,,arts ,,volume #d ,,number #bc ,,fifteen ,,cents ,a ,,copy ,art and ,life ,illustration3 7decorative7 ,we are close to realizing the greatest joys to be found in this workaday world when we accept art as a vital part and not a thing separate and distinct from our daily lives4 ,then we come to know the true values of things--to find tongues in trees1 books in running brooks1 sermons in stones1 and good in everything4 ,illustration3 7decorative7 ,art1 if we so accept it1 says ,william ,morris1 will be with us wherever we go--in the ancient city full of traditions of past time1 in the newly cleared farm in ,america or the colonies1 where no man has dwelt for traditions to gather round him2 in the quiet countryside as in the busy town--no place shall be without it4 ,illustration3 7decorative7 ,you will have it with you in your sorrow as in your joy1 in your working hours as in your leisure4 ,it will be no respecter of persons1 but be shared by gentle and simple1 learned and unlearned1 and be as a language that all can understand4 ,it will not hinder any work that is necessary to the life of man at the best1 but it will destroy all degrading toil1 all enervating luxury1 all foppish frivolity4 ,illustration3 7decorative7 ,it will be the deadly foe of ignorance1 dishonesty1 and tyranny1 and will foster good-will1 fair dealing1 and confidence between man and man4 ,it will teach you to respect the highest intellect with a manly reverence1 but not to despise any man who does not pretend to be what he is not4 ,illustration3 ,,john ,,lawrence4 ,,by ,,john ,,trumbull4 ,actual size #c-c_/d inches high4 ,,in ,,the ,,possession ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,york ,,historical ,,society ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,john ,trumbull ,,one ,the work of ,john ,trumbull as a historical painter has already been considered in ,the ,mentor 7,no4 #de71 and in that number1 too1 the main facts of his life are told4 ,john ,trumbull was a patriotic ,american and a leader in the artistic and public life of his day1 both in ,england and in ,america4 ,his position was much more than that of a painter4 ,his attitude toward painting was not one of complete and whole souled devotion4 ,i am fully sensible1 he wrote at one time1 that the profession of painting as it is generally practised is frivolous1 and unworthy a man who has talents for more serious pursuits4 ,but to preserve and diffuse the memory of the noblest series of actions which have ever presented themselves in the history of man is sufficient warrant for it4 ,we see accordingly that ,john ,trumbull's idea of the work of a painter was to write history on canvas with a brush--and his pictures bear out his idea4 ,his life governed and controlled his art4 ,he was born in ,lebanon1 ,connecticut1 in #agef1 a son of the ,colonial governor of that ,state1 and from early years he revealed a mental vigor that was extraordinary4 ,he was an infant prodigy in learning4 ,he entered ,harvard ,college in the junior year at the age of fifteen1 and the time he spent there was occupied in omniverous reading and study--which finally came near wrecking his health4 ,when he was a student he visited the great painter ,john ,singleton ,copley1 and became impressed with that great painter's idea of the dignity of an artist's life4 ,he determined to study art1 and he was learning to paint when the ,war of the ,revolution began4 ,this event determined the character of his art life4 ,his skill in drawing being noted by ,general ,washington1 he was set to work making plans of the enemy's works4 ,he was then promoted to a position on the general staff1 and1 afterward1 served as colonel under ,gates4 ,but aggrieved at what he considered a tardy recognition of himself by ,congress1 he resigned from the army1 went to ,england and there1 meeting the distinguished artist1 ,benjamin ,west1 took up under him the study of painting4 ,when ,major ,andr was executed there was a spirit of retaliation aroused in ,england1 and ,trumbull was arrested and imprisoned as a spy4 ,it was only the intercession of ,benjamin ,west that saved his life4 ,after seven months' imprisonment he was released1 on condition that he leave the country4 ,he did not leave1 however1 but continued his studies with ,west1 and did not return to the ,united ,states until #aghi4 ,and so we see that ,trumbull's life was more that of a patriot than a painter4 ,art was not the controlling factor with him1 but the servant4 ,he devoted his brush to the commemoration of great historical events1 such as the battles of ,bunker ,hill and ,trenton4 ,and when he painted portraits he selected the prominent patriotic figures in the public life of his time--,washington1 ,alexander ,hamilton1 and others of like importance4 ,it was only natural then that he should turn with an interest little short of enthusiasm to the portrait of that brave and gallant officer1 ,captain ,lawrence4 ,the face of ,lawrence1 as shown in ,trumbull's miniature1 is more rotund1 more genial--not to say jovial--than we are led to believe it to be from other portraits4 ,john ,trumbull knew ,lawrence1 however1 and found great satisfaction in this portrait4 ,the special interest to us that distinguishes the portrait from others of ,lawrence1 is that it imparts a sense not so much of the military as of the personal character of the man4 ,as pictured here1 by ,trumbull1 he is a very human hero4 ,in studying this portrait1 we feel anew the gripping pathos of ,lawrence's tragic end4 ,,prepared ,,by ,,the ,,editorial ,,staff ,,of ,,the ,,mentor ,,association ,,illustration ,,for ,,the ,,mentor4 ,,vol4 #d1 ,no4 #bc1 ,,serial ,no4 #abc ,,copyright1 #aiag1 ,,by ,,the ,,mentor ,,association1 ,,inc4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,hours1 ,,by ,,edward ,g4 ,,malbone ,actual size3 #g inches high1 #f inches wide4 ,,copyright1 #ahie1 ,,by ,,the ,,providence ,,athenaeum ,,in ,,the ,,providence ,,athenaeum ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,edward ,g4 ,malbone ,,two ,edward ,greene ,malbone was born in ,newport1 ,rhode ,island1 ,august #ag1 #aggg1 and died in ,savannah in #ahjg4 ,while a boy he frequently visited the local theater in his native town to watch the process of scene painting1 and1 later1 tried his hand at this work--attaining what was considered by the townspeople great success4 ,as a child he was quiet1 reserved and self-absorbed4 ,at sixteen he showed an indication of great talent in his first portrait miniature4 ,encouraged in his efforts by the ,english ,consul at ,providence1 he devoted himself to the study of drawing heads and painting miniatures1 and1 at seventeen1 he became professionally identified with miniature painting in ,providence1 and1 in #agif1 fairly established as a miniature painter in ,boston4 ,in #ahjj he accompanied his friend and fellow artist1 ,washington ,allston1 to ,charleston1 and the following year the two went together to ,europe4 ,it was during his stay in ,london that ,malbone painted his most important miniature1 ,the ,hours1 now owned by the ,providence ,athenum4 ,this shows1 at three-quarter length1 the figures of three beautiful women1 who represent1 as the ,greeks personified them1 ,eunomia1 ,dice 7die-see7 and ,irene--the ,past1 the ,present and the ,coming ,hour4 ,they have a general resemblance and seem as if they might represent the same individual in different moments of emotion and development4 ,on the left is seen ,eunomia or the ,past1 with an expression of pensive reluctance rather than regret4 ,the central figure is ,dice1 or the ,present--looking straight out from the picture4 ,her right arm is slightly raised toward ,eunomia1 at the left1 while the left hand reaches half deprecatingly toward the ,coming ,hour4 ,irene1 or the ,coming ,hour1 is shown leaning upon the left shoulder of the ,present4 ,this miniature was given to his sister by the painter during his lifetime1 and1 later1 was purchased from the family by the subscription of twelve hundred dollars for the ,providence ,athenum4 ,although urged by ,benjamin ,west to remain in ,england1 where his art would win him ample appreciation and employment1 ,malbone preferred to return to ,america1 and on his arrival traveled for several years--stopping in the principal cities to paint miniatures4 ,these1 to quote ,tuckerman1 are among the few pleasant and precious artistic associations with the past in this country4 ,ill health finally took ,malbone to ,jamaica1 but finding that his illness was incurable he left there1 with the intention of returning to ,new ,england1 but died in ,savannah--in the prime of his life and success--before he could reach the ,north4 ,malbone is now considered the most important of all miniaturists of his time4 ,,prepared ,,by ,,the ,,editorial ,,staff ,,of ,,the ,,mentor ,,association ,,illustration ,,for ,,the ,,mentor1 ,,vol4 #d1 ,no4 #bc1 ,,serial ,no4 #abc ,,copyright1 #aiag1 ,,by ,,the ,,mentor ,,association1 ,,inc4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,golden ,,hour4 ,,by ,w4 ,j4 ,,baer ,actual size4 #d inches high1 #e inches wide4 ,,copyright4 #ahif1 ,,by ,w4 ,j4 ,,baer ,,in ,,the ,,possession ,,of ,,mr4 ,,robert ,s4 ,,clark1 ,,new ,,york ,,city ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,william ,j4 ,baer ,,three ,art beckons and the artist follows4 ,only an artist knows what the lure of art is4 ,the field of art is full of enticements4 ,little incidents1 apparently insignificant1 have sometimes been sufficient to change an artist's career and direct him toward his most brilliant achievements4 ,william ,j4 ,baer was thirty years of age before he painted a miniature4 ,more than that1 he had never seen a miniature that interested him1 and he believed that miniature painting had limitations that precluded it from serious consideration4 ,he was an instructor of drawing at ,cooper ,institute1 ,new ,york ,city1 an illustrator for magazines1 and a painter of portraits1 and had no thought of painting miniatures when1 in #ahib1 he finished a very successful portrait of the late ,alfred ,corning ,clark of ,new ,york4 ,mr4 ,clark was so pleased with the painting that he expressed a desire to have a copy of it in miniature4 ,mr4 ,baer did not believe that a result could be obtained worthy of the effort1 so he refused to try it4 ,mr4 ,clark renewed his request1 and ,mr4 ,baer again refused4 ,a short time after1 however1 having some leisure1 his mind turned back to ,mr4 ,clark's request1 and1 upon consideration1 he was prompted to make a quiet attempt at miniature painting4 ,he supplied himself with the necessary materials1 and made his first experiment by copying a head from one of his own pictures1 a profile of a young woman4 ,the result was surprising to him--detail1 patience1 eyesight and hand served him well4 ,in another week he had painted the miniature of ,mr4 ,clark from his original sketch in oil colors4 ,when ,mr4 ,clark saw it he was delighted and asked for another4 ,and so1 out of what was at first a mere diversion1 ,mr4 ,baer developed a perfected art4 ,with the showing of ,mr4 ,baer's miniatures at the ,first ,portrait ,show in #ahid1 his success was definitely assured4 ,in #ahif he painted his first ideal miniature1 ,the ,golden ,hour1 now owned by ,mr4 ,robert ,s4 ,clark of ,new ,york ,city4 ,the idea of this exquisite picture developed from an effort of ,mr4 ,baer's to paint in profile from memory the head of an auburn-haired girl that he had seen4 ,a well-known ,english girl who had posed for ,sir ,edward ,burne-,jones and ,sir ,frederick ,leighton1 happened then to call at his studio4 ,several sittings1 in which a number of pencil and red chalk drawings were made1 gave him an entirely different idea4 ,the profile developed into a lovely dream picture1 in which woman's crowning glory1 her glowing hair1 was poetically idealized4 ,the picture shows two profiles1 like twin sisters--the first with hair of dark copper tinge1 the second at the left with hair of brilliant auburn1 melting into the sunset colors of the sky4 ,this was the first of a number of ideal works by ,mr4 ,baer1 and was followed at intervals by others of like charm4 ,primevera1 painted in #aijh1 which is ,mr4 ,baer's most important and ambitious endeavor1 represents ,flora1 the handmaiden of spring1 and is a delicate color poem4 ,mr4 ,baer was born in ,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 on ,january #bi1 #ahfj4 ,he studied art in ,cincinnati and in ,munich4 ,he returned to ,america in #ahhe1 and for several years was an instructor in various art institutions4 ,in #ahig he received the first-class medal for miniature and ideal subjects in ,new ,york1 and he was an organizer and a former president of the ,american ,society of ,miniature ,painters4 ,mr4 ,baer is at present treasurer of that society and an associate of the ,national ,academy4 ,,prepared ,,by ,,the ,,editorial ,,staff ,,of ,,the ,,mentor ,,association ,,illustration ,,for ,,the ,,mentor4 ,,vol4 #d4 ,no4 #bc1 ,,serial ,no4 #abc ,,copyright1 #aiag1 ,,by ,,the ,,mentor ,,association1 ,,inc4 ,illustration3 ,,mrs4 ,,beckington1 ,,by ,,alice ,,beckington ,actual size3 #e-a_/d inches high1 #d-c_/h inches wide4 ,,in ,,the ,,metropolitan ,,museum ,,of ,,art1 ,,new ,,york ,,city ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,alice ,beckington ,,four ,alice ,beckington is one of the leading members of the ,american ,society of ,miniature ,painters1 and she now holds the office of vice-president4 ,she was born in ,st4 ,charles1 ,missouri1 on ,july #cj1 #ahfh4 ,she was a pupil at the ,art ,students' ,league in ,new ,york under ,carroll ,beckwith--after that she studied in ,paris with ,benjamin ,constant4 ,miss ,beckington was a close friend of ,miss ,thayer's1 and the work of the two shows a sympathetic understanding4 ,miss ,beckington's work is serious1 fine in taste1 and dignified in character4 ,she does not play lightly with her art4 ,her pictures have a pleasing warmth of color2 that is to say1 blacks and browns1 golden flesh colorings1 and grays that are never cold4 ,occasional cool effects are1 however1 to be found in her work1 for ,miss ,beckington has a full appreciation of the value of harmoniously contrasting color4 ,the picture reproduced on the reverse side of this sheet is taken from an original miniature in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art4 ,it is a portrait of ,miss ,beckington's mother1 the original ivory plate being slightly smaller than the reproduction here given4 ,as may be seen1 it is a work of distinction4 ,the character of this refined woman is portrayed with simple eloquence4 ,the pale blue of the dress and the delicately toned background set off in a poetic and sympathetic manner the character of this fine gentlewoman4 ,the picture is thoroughly representative of ,miss ,beckington's work1 and amply explains her high standing among our miniature painters4 ,just as many persons in social life who are assured in their exclusive positions dress simply and unaffectedly1 so ,miss ,beckington paints--with directness and sincerity1 without display or striving for effect4 ,miss ,beckington1 referring to her early efforts in miniature painting1 says that it was during the four years when she was working in oils in ,paris that she became interested in miniature painting--and that in this work she was self-taught4 ,her first portrait of her mother was accepted by the ,salon in ,paris in #ahid1 and upon her return to ,new ,york she exhibited pictures annually at the ,national ,academy4 ,she believes that the great principles of art that obtain in oil painting should apply to miniature work as well2 and she paints her miniatures in the same manner as she would paint in oils--with only the difference in treatment required by the conditions of a small sized picture4 ,,prepared ,,by ,,the ,,editorial ,,staff ,,of ,,the ,,mentor ,,association ,,illustration ,,for ,,the ,,mentor1 ,,vol4 #d1 ,no4 #bc1 ,,serial ,no4 #abc ,,copyright1 #aiag1 ,,by ,,the ,,mentor ,,association1 ,,inc4 ,illustration3 ,,persis4 ,,by ,,laura ,,coombs ,,hills ,,in ,,the ,,metropolitan ,,museum ,,of ,,art ,,new ,,york ,,city ,actual size3 #f-c_/d inches high1 #e-a_/af inches wide4 ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,laura ,coombs ,hills ,,five ,laura ,coombs ,hills is a favorite of lovers of miniature painting4 ,she has a fine1 fresh style of her own4 ,her spirit is buoyant1 natural1 and without affectation4 ,she is a craftsman of extraordinary talent4 ,no difficulties seem to daunt her4 ,her coloring is positive1 and she seems undismayed in rendering any tone of dress or background or face4 ,her painting of flesh color1 particularly1 is just and true4 ,temperamentally1 ,miss ,hills must be counted as one of the soundest and truest of miniature painters1 by which is meant that she looks at life with clear seeing eyes1 and records what she sees truthfully and with sympathetic understanding4 ,the accompanying picture1 ,persis1 is a good example of ,miss ,hills' work4 ,it shows a child with brownish-red hair1 wearing a dark shade of pink ribbon4 ,her dress1 of the faded pink variety1 wherein the lights approach flesh coloring and the shadows are silvery1 merges into golden tints4 ,the background of sofa and tapestry offers a variety of greens throughout1 with a note of clear orange in the bit of cushion to the left of the child's right arm4 ,the floor and the arm of the sofa repeat the color of the hair4 ,a few patches of blue and blue-green in the tapestry supply a relief for the colors of the figure and the cushions4 ,it was somewhat over twenty years ago that ,miss ,hills began to paint miniatures4 ,up to that time she had done some illustrating and decorative painting1 worked on china1 and some commercial designing4 ,she was born in ,newburyport1 ,massachusetts1 ,september #g1 #ahei1 and was a pupil of ,helen ,m4 ,knowlton1 of the ,cowles ,art ,school in ,boston1 and also of the ,art ,students' ,league in ,new ,york4 ,she was in ,england on a visit when a girl friend of hers remarked on her work1 and asked her why she did not turn her brush to miniature painting4 ,miss ,hills was at first reluctant to attempt a new line of art4 ,but after some consideration she got several pieces of ivory1 persuaded some young girls to sit for her1 and in a short time turned out seven miniatures4 ,she was surprised to find how easy the work appeared to be4 ,she had understood that miniature painting was difficult and required a special talent4 ,she was not wrong about that1 but until she undertook the work she was not aware that this special talent was hers4 ,she was delighted4 ,her outlook was clear and full of promise4 ,she had a work of beauty to do and she knew that she could do it well4 ,people interest ,miss ,hills1 and the picturing of people1 especially young people1 is a delight to her4 ,the people she paints are very real1 and they are distinct and individual4 ,she has painted over #bjj miniatures1 and they are something more than portraits4 ,they have a pictorial quality that gives them a very special charm and distinction4 ,it has been observed that if the subjects that she has pictured in her miniatures had been rendered in oils on large canvases1 they would be found decorative and impressive4 ,miss ,hills was a member of the ,society of ,american ,artists in #ahig1 and was made an associate of the ,national ,academy in #aijf4 ,she is a member of the ,boston ,water ,color ,club1 ,copley ,society1 ,new ,york ,woman's ,art ,club1 and the ,american ,society of ,miniature ,painters4 ,she has exhibited in several of the world expositions1 and has received a number of medals for merit4 ,,prepared ,,by ,,the ,,editorial ,,staff ,,of ,,the ,,mentor ,,association ,,illustration ,,for ,,the ,,mentor1 ,,vol4 #d1 ,no4 #bc4 ,,serial ,no4 #abc ,,copyright1 #aiag1 ,,by ,,the ,,mentor ,,association1 ,,inc4 ,illustration3 ,,portrait ,,of ,a ,,child4 ,,by ,,lucia ,,fairchild ,,fuller ,actual size3 #e inches high1 #c-c_/af inches wide4 ,,in ,,the ,,metropolitan ,,museum ,,of ,,art1 ,,new ,,york ,,city ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,lucia ,fairchild ,fuller ,,six ,the miniature work of ,mrs4 ,fuller1 like that of ,miss ,thayer and ,miss ,hills1 came close after that of ,mr4 ,baer4 ,these artists were each independent of the other1 and in the history of the modern revival of miniature painting they stand simply as remarkable coincidences in taste and inclination4 ,miss ,fuller's miniature work is full of intimate feeling1 reflecting the charm of affectionately considered detail and giving out an impression that her subjects must have been near and dear to her4 ,her work is distinguished for its delicate grace and simple charm4 ,the picture on the reverse side of this sheet is a portrait of a child--a very real child4 ,the composition is beautiful in line as well as in pattern4 ,the human interest predominates1 without sacrifice of fine workmanship4 ,it is not simply a prettified picture1 such as we find so often in the shops and soon tire of4 ,it is a work that attracts the painter1 as well as the layman1 by its sympathetic appeal4 ,delightful6 we exclaim4 ,a masterpiece of child life painting is this little girl in her nightie holding her doll4 ,the coloring is tender and fine4 ,the background is a pale blue1 under which the baseboard and floor show a pale golden color1 harmonizing with the child's blond hair4 ,the little print on the wall also makes a repeat of the warm color4 ,lucia ,fairchild ,fuller is the wife of the well known artist1 ,henry ,brown ,fuller4 ,she was born in ,boston on ,december #f1 #ahgb4 ,she was a pupil of ,dennis ,m4 ,banker1 and studied at the ,cowles ,art ,school and at ,mrs4 ,shaw's in ,boston--likewise with ,siddons ,mowbray1 and ,william ,m4 ,chase in ,new ,york4 ,as a member of the ,society of ,american ,artists she became an associate of the ,national ,academy in #aijf1 and was likewise one of the founders of the ,american ,society of ,miniature ,painters1 of which she is now president4 ,her work has not only won popular appreciation1 but has secured distinguished recognition in the form of medals awarded at various expositions in ,paris and in the ,united ,states4 ,,prepared ,,by ,,the ,,editorial ,,staff ,,of ,,the ,,mentor ,,association ,,illustration ,,for ,,the ,,mentor4 ,,vol4 #d1 ,no4 #bc1 ,,serial ,no4 #abc ,,copyright1 #aiag1 ,,by ,,the ,,mentor ,,association1 ,,inc4 ,,the ,,mentor 4 ,,department ,,of ,,fine ,,arts ,,january #ae1 #aiag ,,american ,,miniature ,,painters ,by ,,elizabeth ,,lounsbery ,author and ,critic ,illustration3 ,lord and ,lady ,fairfax ,by courtesy of ,mrs4 ,frank ,ralston1 ,new ,york ,attributed to ,charles ,willson ,peale ,,mentor ,,gravures ,,the ,,golden ,,hour1 by ,w4 ,j4 ,baer ,,the ,,hours1 by ,edward ,g4 ,malbone ,,portrait ,,of ,a ,,child1 by ,lucia ,fairchild ,fuller ,,mrs4 ,,beckington1 by ,alice ,beckington ,,persis1 by ,laura ,coombs ,hills ,,john ,,lawrence1 by ,john ,trumbull ,the revival of miniature painting in ,america in the last twenty-five years has awakened interest in its past history4 ,the installation in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art of the comprehensive collection of miniatures owned by the estate of the late ,j4 ,pierpont ,morgan has no doubt done much to increase this1 and inspire the purchase and gifts of examples by ,american painters1 for the ,museum collection1 that are now on permanent exhibition there4 ,just when the art had its beginning has never been definitely determined1 but its evolution from the portrait painting in illuminated manuscripts and parchments of the fourteenth1 fifteenth and sixteenth centuries is generally accepted4 ,in these1 small heads and portraits were painted into the text and often in the first letter of the first word of a paragraph4 ,this was extensively practiced in ,italy1 where this work assumed a necessarily religious character1 being executed almost exclusively in the monasteries1 for ecclesiastical use4 ,minium1 the ,latin name for a red mineral coloring matter1 was the pigment used by the early scribes for the initial letters and headings of these manuscripts4 ,thus1 the term miniatura generally came to be applied to these portraits1 which later became known as miniatures4 ,miniature painting on ivory1 or paintings in little1 as they have been called1 gradually developed into a personal art1 because of their peculiar appeal to the sentiments and affections1 and for their companionable proportions4 ,they were often framed in black wood1 usually in gold1 however1 sometimes mounted in jewels or set in a locket that could be readily worn on a chain or ribbon about the neck1 or kept in intimate touch upon the dressing table or desk4 ,in them the fashions and vanities of costume and head-dress of all periods have been recorded in the daintiest and most minute detail4 ,illustration3 ,,general ,,philip ,,schuyler1 ,,by ,,john ,,trumbull ,in the possession of the ,new ,york ,historical ,society ,the history of miniature painting1 however1 is not complex--the methods and materials being much the same throughout its development or decline4 ,the art is largely confined to the simple portrayal of heads1 with only occasional contributions of fanciful subjects4 ,were it not1 therefore1 for the changes of fashion1 one would have difficulty in remembering the painters1 and an approach to monotony would result4 ,illustration3 ,,man',s ,,head1 ,,by ,,john ,,singleton ,,copley ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,curiously enough1 the first notable miniature painter1 ,hans ,holbein1 has remained the undisputed prince of miniature painters4 ,indeed1 it may be said that the birth of miniature painting as an enduring means of expression in art dates from the time of ,holbein's arrival in ,england1 in #aebf4 ,following ,holbein1 ,nicholas ,hilliard became ,england's most distinguished exponent of the art--then ,richard ,cosway and his contemporaries in ,england1 ,france and ,italy4 ,this period1 the eighteenth century1 marks the introduction of miniature painting into ,america1 where it became popular as an expression of art during and after the ,revolution1 as large oil portraits had been before4 ,charles ,willson ,peale1 the famous painter of ,george ,washington 7of whom ,peale is said to have painted fourteen portraits7 was the best known of his era1 many of his miniatures being painted while in camp on the battlefield4 ,his brother ,james1 likewise won a reputation in miniature painting1 his work being notable for its extreme delicacy and beauty4 ,we are told that starting life as a carpenter1 he was able to make the frames used by both his brother and himself for their portraits and miniatures4 ,illustration3 ,,martha ,,washington ,,greene1 ,,by ,,edward ,g4 ,,malbone ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,illustration3 ,,washington ,,allston1 ,,by ,,richard ,m4 ,,staigg ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,illustration3 ,,mrs4 ,,richard ,c4 ,,derby1 ,,by ,,edward ,g4 ,,malbone ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,john ,singleton ,copley was another famous artist of this period4 ,he was renowned for his large portraits in oil1 which were characterized by a skilful treatment of silks and rich fabrics for both costumes and elaborate backgrounds1 and yet he painted many miniatures4 ,john ,trumbull1 known chiefly as a painter of stirring historical subjects of the ,revolutionary era and for his portraits of ,washington1 also worked in miniatures1 as did ,john ,hesselius1 in ,annapolis4 ,gilbert ,stuart1 while a prolific painter of portraits1 is not said by his biographers to have painted miniatures1 although several have been attributed to him4 ,the fact that many miniatures1 even by the greater artists1 were not signed or dated1 has made it difficult to determine the origin of some of the most beautiful examples1 or to place them definitely as the work of ,american painters4 ,moreover1 miniatures brought back as souvenirs by those who were able to travel abroad in those days introduced the work of foreign artists1 often unsigned1 among ,american miniatures1 thus making identification more difficult4 ,illustration3 ,,juliana ,m4 ,mc,w,h,o,r,t,e,r1 ,,by ,,benjamin ,,trott ,in the possession of the ,new ,york ,historical ,society ,edward ,g4 ,malbone1 born in ,newport1 ,r4,i41 in #aggg1 was destined to become the most important miniature painter of his time in ,america4 ,malbone had the gift of realism2 of simple1 unaffected grace and a sureness of rendition that compelled attention4 ,his portraits were likenesses of intimate and convincing truth4 ,the ,hours1 ,malbone's most famous work1 a fanciful subject depicting the past1 present and future hour and painted in #ahja1 after a short period of study in ,england1 is now the property of the ,providence ,athenum4 ,many of his portrait miniatures are owned by individuals throughout the ,south1 where he spent several years1 and prematurely died in the height of his career1 at the age of thirty4 ,a group of his portraits is also included in the ,metropolitan ,museum collection4 ,illustration3 ,,gilbert ,,stuart1 ,,by ,,sarah ,,goodridge ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,illustration3 ,,gilbert ,,stuart1 ,,by ,,anson ,,dickerson ,in the possession of the ,new ,york ,historical ,society ,charles ,fraser1 ,malbone's contemporary and friend1 likewise excelled1 especially in male portraiture4 ,others of this period and men who afterwards forsook their art for other interests1 but who were recognized as successful miniature painters1 were ,robert ,fulton 7#agfe-ahae7 the inventor of the steamboat1 and ,alvan ,clark1 the most notable of all lens grinders4 ,john ,ramage1 an ,irishman by birth1 became a well known miniature painter in ,boston and ,new ,york about this time1 and also ,richard ,m4 ,staigg1 who1 though born in ,england1 was prominently identified with ,american art as one of the original members of the ,national ,academy of ,design and a miniature painter of distinction1 strongly influenced by ,malbone4 ,benjamin ,trott was a contemporary of ,malbone's and ,fraser's1 whose painting was characterized by strength and delicacy4 ,anson ,dickinson1 ,john ,wesley ,jarvis1 ,joseph ,wood1 ,henry ,inman of ,philadelphia1 and ,charles ,cromwell ,ingham1 may also be mentioned among the miniature painters of the early nineteenth century1 together with ,sarah ,goodridge1 a protg of ,gilbert ,stuart's1 and whose work reached a great degree of excellence about #ahdj1 and later ,john ,henry ,brown4 ,illustration3 ,,portrait ,,of ,a ,,woman1 ,,by ,,isaac ,a4 ,,josephi ,in the possession of the ,new ,york ,historical ,society ,about this time miniature painting began to decline1 owing to the introduction of the daguerreotype and the photograph4 ,such ,american artists as devoted their efforts to miniature painting struggled on without sufficient recognition until1 feeling the need of organization and the encouragement in this branch of art that an association would lend1 the ,american ,society of ,miniature ,painters was founded in #ahii by ,william ,j4 ,baer1 ,alice ,beckington1 ,lucia ,fairchild ,fuller1 ,laura ,coombs ,hills1 ,john ,a4 ,mc,dougall1 ,virginia ,reynolds1 ,theodora ,m4 ,thayer1 and ,william ,j4 ,whittemore4 ,it was the intention of the ,society to hold annual exhibitions1 where the work of all ,american miniaturists could be passed upon by a competent jury and then be seen by the public4 ,the first annual exhibition was held in ,january1 #aijj1 at the ,galleries of ,messrs4 ,knoedler ,co41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,isaac ,a4 ,josephi1 prominent as a miniaturist at this time1 became its first president1 and is accredited with the conception of the ,society4 ,william ,j4 ,baer1 sometime president and afterwards treasurer of the ,society1 contributed largely through his efforts to make the ,society the factor that it has since become in the art world4 ,the impetus thus given to miniature painting led1 unfortunately1 to the production of cheap substitutes of artistic work in the form of colored photographs made to simulate miniatures4 ,these tawdry imitations were sold broadcast to undiscriminating persons1 and did much toward creating the opinion that a miniature could not be a serious work of art4 ,some merely regarded miniature painting as a remarkable feat of technical skill--a stunt1 in which the feature of interest was the astonishing minuteness of detail that could be introduced on a very small area4 ,it was to counteract this popular fallacy and encourage the work of really good artists that the ,american ,society of ,miniature ,painters lent its best efforts--with the coperation of the ,pennsylvania ,society of ,miniature ,painters1--an offshoot from the older organization4 ,illustration3 ,,primavera1 ,,by ,w4 ,j4 ,,baer ,illustration3 ,,nanette ,,siebert1 ,,by ,w4 ,j4 ,,baer ,these exhibitions revealed a miniature art of a high order of merit4 ,but even among examples supremely fine in quality there are to be found many productions that were simply good1 honest workmanship1 without inspiration4 ,painting on ivory is not easy of control1 and it is unresponsive to the intention of the hand4 ,the colors wash up readily1 or at best are apt to be spotty and unmanageable4 ,in consequence1 the painter must resort to stippling 7a process of drawing by means of dots7 and repeated light touches to produce the required flow of form or surface4 ,the results1 therefore1 except under the hand of a master1 are apt to run to labored effects1 due to the loss of freshness and directness4 ,the expression1 ,it is art to hide art1 may be taken to mean that an artist's results should appear comfortable1 spontaneous and unrestrained4 ,william ,j4 ,baer ,in these characteristics there is no more proficient exponent than ,william ,j4 ,baer1 although his earlier efforts in art were devoted to magazine illustrating1 painting in oil and teaching drawing at the ,school of ,applied ,design for ,women1 ,cooper ,institute and ,chatauqua4 ,it may be interesting to note here how circumstances often cause the door of opportunity to open for a man1 in fields quite different from those to which he dedicated himself4 ,for example1 ,s4 ,f4 ,b4 ,morse 7#agia-ahgb7 who was the most able portrait painter in the ,united ,states in his time1 found his place in the ,hall of ,fame as the inventor of the telegraphic code4 ,illustration3 ,,betty1 ,,by ,w4 ,j4 ,,baer 7copyright7 ,doubleday1 ,page ,co4 ,illustration3 ,,jeanette1 ,,by ,w4 ,j4 ,,baer ,so ,mr4 ,baer's activities as a portrait painter were turned into another field of art4 ,having painted a successful portrait of the late ,alfred ,corning ,clark1 of ,new ,york ,city1 in #ahib1 and afterwards a replica in a miniature1 ,mr4 ,baer began his career as a miniature painter1 showing unrivalled skill and an acknowledged excellence of conception1 character1 color and suggestion of detail4 ,in #ahif he painted his first ideal subject1--,the ,golden ,hour1 and in #aijh what he considers his most important and ambitious endeavor1 ,primavera1 representing ,flora1 the handmaiden of spring1 in which the color scheme is rendered in delicate pinks1 blues1 greens and grays4 ,aurora1 owned by ,mr4 ,henry ,walters of ,baltimore2 ,daphne1 a charming conception of the nude2 ,summer2 ,mildred1 a fancy head representing spring2 ,doris1 another female nude1 and ,young ,diana1 are also among the ideal subjects for which ,mr4 ,baer has become famous1 while the portrait miniatures of many prominent persons can be numbered as the result of his able brush4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,goldfish1 ,,by ,,laura ,,coombs ,,hills ,courtesy of ,mr4 ,george ,d4 ,pratt ,laura ,coombs ,hills ,in freshness and brilliancy of rendition ,laura ,coombs ,hills1 of ,boston1 is a recognized leader among living miniaturists4 ,her work is charmingly natural and unaffected1 with vivacity evident in every essential part of her work4 ,especially true is this of her miniature entitled ,persis1 in the ,metropolitan ,museum1 a #e #f-a_/b oval4 ,in this a child with brownish red hair1 dressed in faded pink1 is seated in relief against the reds and blues of the background4 ,the ,goldfish is another beautiful miniature by ,miss ,hills1 in which her treatment of the bright golden tresses of a girl1 her gown and the illusive tones of the background1 denote the artist to be a colorist of the first rank4 ,the ,bride1 a harmony of gray1 gold and blue1 is also a notable example of her work that marks her as a craftsman of great talent4 ,illustration3 ,,parke ,,godwin1 ,,by ,,theodora ,w4 ,,thayer ,in ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,theodora ,w4 ,thayer ,theodora ,w4 ,thayer's short career 7#ahfh-aije7 as a miniature painter measures well up to that of ,malbone's in its quality and good art4 ,perhaps ,malbone will be more popularly remembered by reason of the fact that he painted a number of works1 whereas the available works of ,miss ,thayer are few4 ,the latter artist had the distinction of being different from other miniaturists1 although quite without eccentricity4 ,in her portrait of ,parke ,godwin1 at the ,metropolitan ,museum1 we see a person we should like to know4 ,a charming portrait of an old gentleman1 with a mass of white hair that dominates the picture4 ,this is not only a characteristic example of ,miss ,thayer's art1 but is an eloquent portrayal of fine manhood4 ,in the profile portrait of ,miss ,gray the genius of this artist is again seen1 also in her portrait of ,bliss ,carman1 the poet1 in profile4 ,illustration3 ,,eleanor ,b41 ,,by ,,william ,j4 ,,whittemore ,exhibited at the ,panama-,pacific ,exposition ,illustration3 ,,miss ,m41 ,,by ,,william ,j4 ,,whittemore ,lucia ,fairchild ,fuller ,the successes of ,lucia ,fairchild ,fuller1 like those of ,miss ,hills and ,miss ,thayer1 followed immediately upon ,mr4 ,baer's4 ,mrs4 ,fuller's painting1 like ,mr4 ,baer's1 is full of tenderness1 reflecting sympathetically and affectionately the details of her subjects4 ,feminine grace and the charm of child life are special qualities of her work4 ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum may be seen a masterpiece of child portraiture--a little girl standing in her nightgown1 caressing her doll4 ,in this the color scheme is delicate throughout--in the tender pearly flesh and the pale blue background4 ,in ,mother and ,child1 the portrait of a woman with a classic profile1 dressed in red brocade with ivory white draperies over her shoulders1 upholding the nude figure of a little girl with outstretched arms1 is again seen a perfection of arrangement1 line and fine color1 and a predominating human interest that attracts by its sympathy4 ,alice ,beckington ,alice ,beckington1 like the other miniaturists just referred to1 was one of the original members of the ,american ,society of ,miniature ,painters4 ,a close friend of ,miss ,thayer's in the latter's lifetime1 she profited much by that influence4 ,her work is distinguished by its dignity and reserve4 ,her most successful miniatures tend to warm schemes of color4 ,in her portrait of her mother 7,portrait of ,mrs4 ,beckington7 in the ,metropolitan ,museum1 the coloring of the dress is of a faded blue1 against a background of a warm1 dull coloring--not gray1 not brown1 while the reddish color of the chair provides the only note of difference needed to satisfy the eye4 ,this picture is essentially characteristic of ,miss ,beckington's art1 representing her straightforward and sincere simplicity1 combined with an appreciation of subdued color harmonies4 ,illustration3 ,,girl ,,with ,,the ,,green ,,shawl1 ,,by ,,helen ,m4 ,,turner ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,illustration3 ,,bessie ,,moore1 ,,by ,,virginia ,,reynolds ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,illustration3 ,,elizabeth ,,humphrey1 ,,by ,,martha ,s4 ,,baker ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,william ,j4 ,whittemore ,william ,j4 ,whittemore is well known as a painter in oils and in water color--one who essayed miniature painting without ever deserting the other mediums4 ,his work is marked by a fondness for completeness of beauty and fineness of finish1 whether in oil or miniature4 ,as a master of form and an excellent painter of likenesses1 ,mr4 ,whittemore has executed a great number of portrait miniatures4 ,his ,burgomeister1 in which an old man wearing a ruff appears against a somber background1 is a fine bit of characterization1 strongly expressed4 ,illustration3 ,,alexander ,,petrunkevitch ,,by ,,margaret ,f4 ,,hawley ,in the ,metropolitan ,museum of ,art1 ,new ,york ,city ,among other artists who are now prominently identified with ,american miniature painting may be mentioned ,elsie ,dodge ,pattie1 whose work is represented in the larger type of miniature1 rendered with much tenderness and directness1 as in the portrait heads of her own children4 ,also ,margaret ,f4 ,hawley1 of ,boston1 a thorough craftsman1 as is evidenced in her fine portrait of ,alexander ,petrunkevitch4 ,the work of ,heloise ,g4 ,redfield1 who has had a ,paris training1 is characteristic of the method of the ,french school 7a method which has found little favor with ,american miniaturists generally7 wherein there is a free wash of color on the surface of the miniature instead of the granulated appearance of stipple work4 ,the work of ,katherine ,smith ,myrick is in direct contrast1 being entirely of stipple-producing qualities1 while ,mabel ,r4 ,welch uses free washes1 qualified with delicate and well controlled stipple that never obtrudes in her finished work4 ,the miniatures of ,lucy ,m4 ,stanton1 a southern painter1 now in ,new ,york1 are rendered rather in the manner of the late ,theodora ,w4 ,thayer1 and are strong in characterization4 ,those of ,margaret ,kendall are virile and natural1 and her portraits of children are always charming4 ,maria ,judson ,strean's portraits are refined1 and painted1 with lightness and freedom4 ,the work of ,lydia ,e4 ,longacre is personal and has much charm4 ,harry ,l4 ,johnson1 of ,philadelphia1 known as a miniaturist but a few years1 has painted effectively both landscapes and figures on a diminutive scale4 ,w4 ,sherman ,potts is a competent and scholarly craftsman1 who has established a summer school in miniature painting in ,connecticut4 ,emily ,drayton ,taylor1 who has been president of the ,philadelphia ,society of ,miniature ,painters since its organization1 has been a prolific worker in the field4 99 99 99 99 99 ,entered as second-class matter ,march #aj1 #aiac1 at the postoffice at ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y41 under the act of ,march #c1 #ahgi4 ,copyright #aiag4 by ,the ,mentor ,association1 ,inc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,supplementary ,,reading ,,portrait ,,miniatures ,by ,george ,c4 ,williamson ,,miniatures1 ,,ancient ,,and ,,modern ,by ,c4 ,j4 ,h4 ,davenport ,,miniatures ,by ,d4 ,heath ,,history ,,of ,,portrait ,,miniatures 7two vols47 ,by ,george ,c4 ,williamson ,,how ,,to ,,identify ,,portrait ,,miniatures ,by ,george ,c4 ,williamson ,,chats ,,on ,,old ,,miniatures ,by ,j4 ,j4 ,foster 999999 ,information concerning the above books may be had on application to the ,editor of ,the ,mentor4 ,,the ,,open ,,letter ,miniatures are painted in water color and in oil--more commonly the former4 ,some of the early ,dutch and ,german miniatures were painted in oil1 and1 as a rule1 on copper4 ,the miniatures painted during the eighteenth century were chiefly in water color1 and on ivory4 ,it is said that ivory came into general use during the reign of ,william ,,iii 7#afhi-agjb74 ,miniatures before that time were painted on vellum or cardboard4 ,illustration3 ,,mrs4 ,,parsons ,by ,richard ,cosway1 ,r4,a4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,charles ,,oakeley ,by ,john ,smart ,illustration3 ,a ,,young ,,man ,,in ,,mourning 7#afaf7 ,by ,nicholas ,hilliard ,illustration3 ,,col4 ,,henry ,,sidney 7#affe7 ,by ,samuel ,cooper ,the development of miniature painting1 especially as it is applied to portraits1 is largely ,english1 and our early ,american miniaturists drew their art from ,english painters4 ,we present on this page reproductions of the work of four of the most famous early ,english miniature painters4 ,the first of whom anything definite is known was ,nicholas ,hilliard 7#aedg-afai74 ,his work shows a close observation of the art of ,hans ,holbein4 ,his little portraits look as if they had been taken out of illuminated manuscripts4 ,his colors are solid1 and gold is used to heighten the effect4 ,some of his pictures1 moreover1 are accompanied by ,latin mottoes4 ,nicholas ,hilliard had a son1 ,lawrence1 whose work was similar to that of his father1 but a little bolder in treatment and richer in color4 ,some years later came ,samuel ,cooper 7#afji-afgb71 reckoned by some the greatest ,english miniaturist4 ,his work was broad and dignified1 and has been referred to as life-size work in little4 ,his portraits of the prominent men of the ,puritan period are vigorous1 and true to life4 ,the picture of ,colonel ,sidney1 printed herewith1 is interesting as showing the photographic fidelity of ,cooper's work4 ,there were many miniature painters during the eighteenth century1 among whom ,richard ,cosway 7#agdb-ahba7 stands prominent4 ,his works were greatly admired for their smartness and brilliancy4 ,in miniature form he pictured the pretty girl of the day4 ,there were many people1 however1 of that same time that preferred the work of ,john ,smart 7#agda-ahaa71 for while he lacked the dashing style of ,cosway1 he excelled in refinement1 power and delicacy--in silky texture and elaborate finish4 ,smart's work was very popular1 for he pictured fine people in fine style4 ,the little portrait of ,sir ,charles ,oakeley1 printed here1 is a typical example of ,smart's work4 ,the ,cosway and ,smart miniatures on this page are taken from the collection of ,mr4 ,j4 ,pierpont ,morgan2 the ,hilliard and ,cooper miniatures from the collection of the ,duke of ,portland4 ,illustration3 ,w4 ,d4 ,moffat signature ,,editor ,,the ,,mentor ,,association ,,established ,,for ,,the ,,development ,,of ,a ,,popular ,,interest ,,in ,,art1 ,,literature1 ,,science1 ,,history1 ,,nature1 ,,and ,,travel ,,contributors--,,prof4 ,,john ,c4 ,,van ,,dyke1 ,,hamilton ,w4 ,,mabie1 ,,prof4 ,,albert ,,bushnell ,,hart1 ,,rear ,,admiral ,,robert ,e4 ,,peary1 ,,william ,t4 ,,hornaday1 ,,dwight ,l4 ,,elmendorf1 ,,henry ,t4 ,,finck1 ,,william ,,winter1 ,,esther ,,singleton1 ,,prof4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,botsford1 ,,ida ,m4 ,,tarbell1 ,,gustav ,,kobb1 ,,dean ,c4 ,,worcester1 ,,john ,k4 ,,mumford1 ,w4 ,j4 ,,holland1 ,,lorado ,,taft1 ,,kenyon 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