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Show PAINTED "LOVE AND LIFE." George Frederick Watts, Creator of the Much-Discussed Picture. The picture, Iivo and Life, which President Itooaovelt Intenda to keep on the walls of the White House In aplte of the protests of the Women'! Christian Chris-tian Temperance Union, la a character, tatlc work of George. Frederick Watts, the noted Kngllsh painter. It represents repre-sents two unclollicd liiitnan figures-a figures-a young and tluild girl wuo Is struggling strug-gling along tho rocky uphill path of llfu, whllo love pciuoiililcd by a man angel teudorly bends over her hesitating hesitat-ing flRiiro as sho places ber hand In hla for guidance up the rocky path. Without tho protection of love an dure not venture. The picture was preseutcd to the United States by Mr. Watts at the time of the World'a Fair In Chicago. President Clon lund aub. soquently bung It lu the White House, but took It down and aent It to tha 5 Corcoran Art (Inllery, when the W. I C. T. I', protestid ngulnat It. Prcal- I dr.nt liooaevelt Uiluka tha While j llouae tta proper placo. . j Walts la k'i years old. Ho first j achieved success aa a portrait and his 1 tradcal pulnter. I ater hu turned to ' repruseniiitlona of Die great things of I life which ore, the common things J to love, death and JiulgmriiL His plo- V turea appeal to tha massea. Borne of f hla pnlntluga are In the llouae of Par- llument, others In Die Tuto gallery In P London, and four of hie best in St. j Jude's Church, Whltechapel, the poor- ' i est district In Ixiinlou. He Is a tire- 1 lias worker, arising at i o'clock In tha C morning and working until late. . L |
