Show Russian Artist I Does Portraits In Human Hair Unique Pictures Almost i Indistinguishable From j Oil Paintings May MayBe Be Shown in U. U S. S BY MAURITZ HALLGREN I Press Staff Correspondent S. S B l. Feb UnIted Press Press- u sIa another novelty novel novelI I ty to the world world-a portrait and lands land lani s 's painter GregorI who uses human haIr tn in place of the customary oils and pIgments in p pUntIng hIs unique works work I at fIrst glance appear IndIstInguishable able front from pictures actually done in oil have been displayed at many S private showings and In several of the smaller European museums end and galleries When hen on a visit to Berlin recently he expressed the hope of being able to show hIs portraits portraits por- por traits In America sometime In the tho near future I I BECAME HAIRDRESSER Horn 42 years ego ago In Chernigoff UkraIne Boruchoff Mea became me an apPrentice upS up- up S Prentice hairdresser when he was vas wasS S iQ 10 years rears old ultimately reach reaching In the elevated ot of hairdresser for tor the famo s RussIan theatrical cast of the Brothers Adelhelm It was while working at his hsen cheen profession In oft 22 rears ago that tha t ho stumbled upon th the art rt of at His Ilis J. J attempts to perfect the art failed however and it was not until himself supplied wIth an overabundance of liesure In 1915 I when n was a prIsoner ot of war In In an Austrian cam that camp that he succeeded In develop developing ng his knitting technique ari and his lIs judgment of at color valdes al es to toa a point where he could paint to his personal satisfaction lIe ws assisted In his studies at that time bya Swedish member of an American Amen Ameri- can prisoners prisoners' relief who obtained money and the requisItE I materials ls for him V. V MIXES MIXES' HAIRS During hIs recent vi visit here hele Do- Do hot nie-hot explained Ills his system oJ of haIr portraiture Ills S Is Isa isa a pIece of sill silk or lInen cloth and his brush a fine nitting needle lIe He gathers rs hIs materials consistIng consistIng consist consist- Ing of many strands o of hall haic of at vanous various van vari- ous shades on a palette and there blends or 01 mIxes the shades until he be obtains the desired cle tint much muchas I as s the ordinary oil all painter mixes I Ills his pigments lie He then takes the blended strands and knits them f L onto the cloth His knitting method he said is that used In making To get get the ProPer propel lights and shadows In his l he uses light and and dark darkS S shades of hair exactly as tile the oil Painter uses light and dark colors In this he manner succeeds in work work- k l. l his traits portraits the minutest I F ti ot the face of his subject wn even to the feet crows about th th e eyes es and the wrinkles around f tife nose and mouth k Bor Boruchoff's choff's only complaint wasI was k I dl directed ted against bobbed hair He Hem m must st have long fine hair for certain fain tain features of hIs painting an and the bobbed hall hair fad has greatly lImited his supply of this material |