Show PAINTED LOVE AND LIFE george frede frederick rick watts creator of the much discussed picture the picture love and life which president roosevelt intends to keep on the walls of the white house in spite of the protests of the women s chris tian han temperance union Is a character work of george frederick watts ale the noted english painter it represents two unclothed human figures a young and timid girl who Is gling along the rocky uphill path of life while love personified by a man angel tenderly bends over her hesitate ing figure as she places her hand in his for guidance up the rocky path without the protection of love she dare not venture the picture was presented to the united states by mr watts at the time of the world s fair in chicago president cleveland sub bung hung it in the tile white house but took it down dorn and sent it to the corcoran art gallery when the W C T U protested against it prest dent roosevelt thinks the white house its proper place watts Is 82 years old he first achieved success as a portrait and his hi painter I 1 ater he turned to representations or of the great things of 0 life which are the common things to love death and judgment his pic pie tures appeal to the masses some of his paintings are in the house ot of parliament others in the tate gallery in I 1 london ondon and four of his best in st judes judea church the poor est district in london lie ile Is to a tire less worker arising at 4 0 clock in the morning and working until late |