Show A FEW OF OUR NEGRO artists As oun afro american men and women have progressed in music music literature and ascii science bence so they have also made rapid progress in the world of art in less than a quarter of a century we have made such wonderful strides ir in the realm of bf I 1 art as to astonish the civilized world among the many of our race who have won recognition for their ability as professionals are E N bannister of providence rhod e island who had a picture in the centennial exposition of philadelphia in 1876 which was awarded the first medal this picture representing under the oaks was purchased for fifteen hundred dol lars by a wealthy boston gentleman C E porter of hartford connecticut exhibits in the national academy of design of new york in which city he has a studio H 0 tanner of philadelphia studied in his own native city at the academy of fine arts and his pictures have been on exhibition in the art galleries of new york chicago louisville washington and paris mr tanner has spent a number of years abroad pursuing his studies in the institute of france under those two famous masters benjamin constant and jean paul laurens he is also a member of the american art association of paris and won the prize fo for i r a sketch of the Del deluge apil from the julian school of art in 1892 and another for a sketch of peasant lafe iafe in brittany mr tanner is is not yet thirty etya years yeara old but has already won fame for himself as an artist edward leeis lee is a nare native of bf chicago and has conducted a studio in that city for dr a number of auais and is a rising young ardill artist ml thee makes kes a specialty affine portrait rma ti antwork work iha baay ra V 1 l 33 oil r and pastel paintings sacra the za SS A es nf sat 2 0 P M palatial homm homes we also have many lady artists among our race that rank high in their chosen pro fasion fes sion our limited space will not allow us to mention them all we W will briefly speak of a few who exhibit great talent and are achieving fame with their brushes mrs lottie E jackson whose home is in bay city michigan where she has a fine art aft studio and her pupils are aie composed of the basti best class of whites this talented little artist whom we personally know ana with whom we attended the art institute of chicago exhibited a ireat great gift for art when but a mere child which gives proof to the proverb that artists like poets are born not made after studying under the very best teachers at the chicago institute mrs jackson became a private pupil PUP of professor burbank a noted chicago portrait artist and her finely executed portrait work is bringing her fame and fortune mrs fannie B williams wife J avs of S aang 11 1 williams one of our leading lawyers of chicago is also a clever artist although she does not follow the profess profession iou as most moat of her time is devoted to literary work but what time she has aside from this she models and paints and her her home is filled with beautiful pie pic tex that are pronounced by art aft critics as rare works of merit we also have a representative in tile alfe art of ac sculpture alp tare iu in the person of miss kiss admonia adroma lewis who has won worldwide world wide fame when but a me mere re child she saw the statue of benjamin franklin while on a vit visit si to boston looking at the 8 tattle statue she exclaimed 1 I can make a stone maul man that great philanthropist wm lloyd garrison hir bieard id the young girl girls a remark and so greatly was he interested that he introduced her to a leading boston sculptor who gave her some clay and the model of a human foot w which she copied from this bg beginning inning miss lewis now has a studio 0 of her own in rome borne and she has the patronage of many noted men and women her best works are busts of charles sumner and abraham lincoln Hia wooing forever free hagar in the wilderness and the madonna |