Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-09-05 | Page 13 | Salt Lake Woman Goes Abroad to Continue Study of Art in Paris

SALT LAKE GOES fiDES ABROAD TO CONTINUE STUDY OF ART IN PARIS PARISS 5 S t 1 3 I 4 S S S 4 4 r 1 i rJ r 4 MISS FLORENCE M H CHRISTENSEN Among the Hie departures of the week the earliest earUe t of the large colony which leaves the city this autumn for educational in institutions Institutions east and abroad was that of o Miss Florence Floence M N Christensen who left lefton lefton on Friday for Paris Parts to spend two years in the academy of Julien Miss Mi 8 Christensen is a Utah product and a sister of Parley P ChrIstensen ot this city Trained for the schoolroom MII she has been a successful mul teacher but has found the call of artistic tendency too strong stron i ito to tarry tarT in the work of teaching As A a drawing was easy and natural the bent ont increasing as her education pro progressed gressed Five years ago Miss left lefther lefther her ner work in the state and entered the Chicago School of Art now Smith academy my m TV where he re sh Hh remained one year trans transferring ferring the following autumn to th Chaw Cha School 5 hocI of Art in New York City Her work in the th life classes in both schools chool was strikingly virile with an un us strength of line and conception Crayon studies of quite remarkable value I attracted the special attention of ot her in sn SUU ut tors and the power of her art found foun n In an honorable mention at th New YOK Yr t academy in 1007 tor br a CHlon of a lif I if study A m ilI life oil at the same me exhibition demonstrated that Miss Christensen has hasas as asas as true a sense sensa of o color as of line Returning to Utah last year Miss Mise Chris Chile Christensen was attached to the faculty of the state tate normal school at Cedar City where she has given valuable and inspiring InspirIng inspiring ing service in the year pst hilt a at as an Rrt in instructor Instructor The longing to create bee haq ha called her herback herback back bock to the classroom and In hi the at atmosphere atmo atmosphere mo phere of Parisian training Miss Mills Chris Chile Christensen Christensen will doubtless find the completer technique and widening vision which will add another artist to the list of which Utah is justly proud Miss MiH Christensen expects experts to enter upon her work with Julien Jullen on Sept 20 ZO and the many friends frienda of the charming and cultured student will loc k with interest to her hee return