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Show "SARGENT OF WEST" MM IS SALT LAIE Will Clawson Is Again Greeting Relatives and Friends in Zion. John " Olawson, portrait, painter, who is known to tlio general public as the "Sargent, of the 'West," arrived in Salt Lake City Thursday from Los Ajigclcs, and is a guest of Charles S.. Burton, at 33 First aveuue. Mr. Clawson, -who is a native of Utah and widely known in tho city, will open a studio in either the Ncwhouso or tho D00I3- building, and will remain here for the next four months, when lie will leave for New York City. This artist's ar-tist's success in the United Slates was tho painting entitled "Santa Marin Del Salute," which held the place of honor in the lirst room during" the world's fair at Chicago in 1S03 and which was in competition for first honors. Since that time ho has studied in Paris with such notable artists as Lit-cian Lit-cian Boucet, .lean Paul Lawrence, Ben-.iamin Ben-.iamin Constant and Mons. Do Lance. Under these masters he acquired the technique necessary for the accomplishment accomplish-ment of the truly Avouderful results he has produced in portrait painting. His first visit to Salt Lake after returning re-turning from abroad was when he was commissioned to paint tho portrait of former Governor Wells. This' success was followed by' commissions to paint Mayors Baskin, Scott. Jennings. Sharp, Armstrong and a number of other notables nota-bles of the city. Mr. Clawson 's greatest, success has been since that time and, to a great measure, confined to the cities of the western coast, where he has at present a notable collection of portraits on exhibition. ex-hibition. Tho exhibition of tho Pine Arts league, which was held on April 15 at Los Angeles in tho Steclccl gallery, was attended by the elite of the c'ity. and it was here that the portrait of the well-known Mrs. Kaskius was given the position of. honor, being hung as it were ''on tho line,; and creating the greatest amount of favorable criticism that has been indulged in by the critics for-ycars. for-ycars. It is sincerely hoped by the lovers of art in Salt Lake that Mr. Clawson will return hero to reside permanently, but this is hardly possible, in view of the fact that New York City, with its larger field, holds greater inducements to an artist of his exceptional abiht3 |