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Show uu BUSINESS MAN wnjimooso CHICAGO, Jan. 31. With tho opening open-ing of the art Institute tonight of tho Fifteenth annual exhibit of tho works of Chicago artists, a remarkablo romance ro-mance became public, reconciling tho identity of a millionaire business man with that of a successful artist. The business mnn, whom uono of his associates suspected of artistic aspirations, as-pirations, Is Edward Burgoss Butler. As Edward Burgess, It wat, learned tonight, to-night, ho was a successful painter of landscapes. The mystery was solvod by art critics who haxo boon puzzled .for a year over the authorship of a painting hung Uwt year and for the possession of which thero was keen competition. Tho story becomes more romarkable when It is known that Mr. Butlor uovor had attempted to draw up to three years ago, at the age of 63. In tho next two years ho was able to 1 sparo but littlo time for tho cultivation cultiva-tion of his now gift, but to his great surprise a landsqape painted by "Edward "Ed-ward Buigoss" was not only accepted and huug at the exhibition a year ago, hut soveral organizations which customarily cus-tomarily jpurchaso the cream of tho 'work Hhoun, entord Into competition to sccuro tho. painting. Letters sent to Burgess, however, remained unansworcd, and the Chicago Chi-cago art world was at a loss. The Htory camo out rnrough persons who hnil takcp tho trouble to confirm their susplclorts cbncornlng the artist's art-ist's Identity, and whoso opinion of his work. Is much Jilgher than that held by himself. :tfrV Bntler Ih hnown na pMlanthroplstVand TtJformer. |