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Show VOC.VK IirAII IX IM1HU By courtcy of Mr. Dan Weggo-land, Weggo-land, the well Luown artist of this city, we liave been enabled to peruse per-use a letter from Kdftln Evans, one of the sons of Utah now In Paris going through a course of training In one of the leading schools of art. We are al-io permitted to niako from it the following extract: I left Silt Iako City on the morning of Sept. 3rd aud arrived here on tho Sjtli, after spending about ten days in i:tig.nnil, In the cities of Liverpool, Sheffield and London. I entered tho Acade-ny Julian on tho Oth of this month, havlnjju-t finished ray third week. I have taken out one s ear's tuition in this choolrfuhIch time will be spent in drawing from the ca-ts and life. If my means hold out I should like tu stay another year aud do some painting, but will see about Uiat later on. On ray way over I visited the Metroiiolltan Museum of Xew York, the Walker Art Gallery, Jjlverpcol, the Na- jnal An Gallery nnd South Kens- ingtou Museum, Loudon, and many i other places of uoto in England. There are some very fine paintings In London ahead of Xuw York; but Paris has such wonderful display dis-play of ialuliugs ami sttttiary nn exhibition tbat those of America and England become mere, sideshows. side-shows. One can spend two or three days in the Luxemburg and one week in tho Louvre galleries alone, and then not l ablu to tike in ail the paintings to bo a.?eu there. Then there is the hla!t and while exhibition, wherj you can spend another two dsys to good ad vantage. This i thu first place that I have struck that I bavu not passed some remarks or criticism; but diese palntiugs ate so far beyond ex Iiet-UUou that I could only stand viewing them In blank amazement. In looking at the works uf the oil masters iu the galleries of London I was almost led to conJemn some oi mem, especial!. ltiphael; but on entering these galleries I find quite a different thlug, and Raphael is all that the world claims for him. I suppose tlioe of his works that are ea,nlb!ted luEnglaud were (minted while tie was yet au amateur. The paintings of thu moJorn masters iu color seem to bo nearer thunature of today, tbouch It irnv be that the colors of tlu-o old paintings paint-ings iiave changed or faded some. This city Is a very uice, cleanone. Tlie principal streets are hwept and washed every day. and oue can walk them and feel comfortable; for if you an hot drnsseJ as the ordinary people are you are not looked upon as an oddity. The public-gardens are filled wiui unln. turc, and In the public buildings alio, in everydesigu ofarcbitecturv, sculpture has its share. Everybody takes a great Interest in art. The air is full of it, and show windows are lined with it. Passers-bv will stop and examlua small Illustrations Uiat are hanging out on thu sidewalk side-walk that our people would think nothing cf Jf placed in show windows win-dows over there; but such is their loveforit. lr rVobabTy you would ,llla totnow Iki w our urue Is all put lo over litre. Itlsin llila way: Wenre up i:ith.e morning by 6 o'clock, hare breakfast by 7, and start for school, which Is a tnree mUes' walk, and reach it o 6. This walk to add ifpm ncuool gives a Ana exercise. Wei aft) WscBool until 5 "!., lest ode hour fof dinner. din-ner. 'Supper Is oter Pt PTl:SB.: We then devote tbe.evenlnjt until fcM in jjhiuln awfrmy, ftnch and htetoryi This la rtfFtieoT dally, except Sunday, which is devoted U worship. We hold Sunday school in the morning and meeting In the afternoon. In which Brother Clawson and his family Join with the four of us, and have a very entertaining and beneficial time, for all are enjoying the benefits bene-fits granted through our most holy faith. ReUirnlogtotbesntJectof art, 1 will say that drawing is what I thought it b) bej but tb war In whloi these Frenchmen get at it is not what I thought it to be; and after studying It I see more of your vie in it than I do of some of our Utah artists. Of course there is a reason for this. Our boys have not bad proper training. It teaches one to study the anatomy of the figure and to search after the values ot making every stroke or the charcoal char-coal Indicate something, etc To one who has been used to the bromides and solars, at first it appears ap-pears crude and rough, but when the proper handling is obtained it has a wonderful effect. The cry is, 'Learn to black In the schools and finishing will follow." Tne most of tho students at this school, which is heavily attended by Americans, Amer-icans, have all had some years of experience In art, and the majority have attended thk schools of f ew York, others the Munich schools of Germany. I think I am the only one who has not had more or less experience in painting before entering enter-ing this school. I think all of our Uuh boys have had less training than the others, and yet they are ioiug fairly well conliared with these who have spent from two to six years here. There is one thing sure In my case 1 have not learned anything tbat will have to be undone, as some say they have, and they all say the best for a beginner to do is to come here. A person must expect to stand some very hard criticisms from the professor, pro-fessor, and often the students get a laugh ou each other by his remarks when viewing their work, such as "You have the color of green cheese," or it "Looks like a bull frog," etc But of course it is the criticisms that do us good, and we have to grin And bear it, and If I make a success It will be through the blessings of God and bard labor, and I hope to be able to reach it. |