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Show DEATH OF JOHN HAFEN. Wc arc grieved fo bo obliged to chronicle tho death of Mr. John Jlafcn, the landscape painter. Tho nows of his death comes from Indianapolis. Mr. Hafon lived for many years in this city, and did first-class work all tho time. Ho was a modest, retiring gentleman, gentle-man, courteous, and of winning address. ad-dress. Ho painted somo of (ho finest landscapes, especially mountains, that have ever been soon in this country. Ho was an excellent draftsman, loo, and has done much right good work for The Tribune in his day. Ho was engaged for somo three years in painting paint-ing and decorating the interior of tho Mormon Temple in this city. He drew sonic lovely sketches of tho old mill at Liberty Park, ami also of sonic of tho older residences and landmarks in (his city. JIa was an artist of rnro gifts. It is a pity that ho could not have lived longer,' for he had just reached tho summit of his powers. TIo was a gentleman of rare ability, but he had no push, was not gifted in advertising himself; ho had no great friends to fake him up and make him kuown to tho public. If ho had (bccn exploited as some of the other painters of far less merit, have .been, ho would havo stood on the summit of his profession, among tho best that America has produced. It is a loss lo art when a man like Mr. Ilafcn dies, and (his community can rightly join in mourning for (ho great soul that has departed. |