| Show A cache valley talley artha EDITOR HERALD some time ago I 1 saw a notice in in your paper referring to mr R kirkham our bog logon it artist who was engaged in painting from the book this morning I 1 stepped C d into int this gent lemans studio RI not 0 t seeing tho the artist I 1 asked his wife where he was slie showed me into it back workshop and there I 1 found the tile artist busy at work not b beilig acquainted with the gentleman I 1 said id I 1 had stepped in to see some of hia his work as I 1 had seen a few words referring to it in the AI D he showed me with pleasure plea aure some ot of the tho pictures and I 1 was surprised beyond measure to think such a work was being done under our very noses and we as a people eople knew nothing about it we WeE have avels a p paper aper in our town it is true but its columns arc aro filled up with more important matters such as horse racing and other great important events which transpire in our midat midst and nd a man of genius is never mentioned tinned the illustration of the book of mormon khouli be a sub subject eject of interest to the whole people and when we find a mau luau wl who t 0 lias has got sense enough it to bommen commence ce such a great elou work vor I 1 say for one ho lie ought to tobe be sustained and arid encouraged in his labors mr kirkham has powers which we little dream of as an artist and this work will show the ability of the gentleman both in color and conception some of his pictures are truly grand in conce conception P and I 1 gazed upon with wonder and astonishment for they take me lite back with such suds force to the ancient N Nep I 1 hites 11 t tea that I 1 felt I 1 was almost in their r presence we follow them in their meanderings mcander ings from the day lehi leaves jerusal jerusalem CM until the records are aro hid bid up in the hill cumorah and such are the pictures produced by our artist that a student of the book has not to ask what is this picture but it speaks for itself with euch such force that as I 1 eald gaid before wo we feel almost as though we were in the presence of the aliene N e philes themselves tho the grand subjects which are in in the book give ample food to a painter ainger for his mind wind to feed upon ind and I 1 question whether there isa ia man in in utah who haa has greather gr cather conceptive etive powers than mr K I 1 cave him now and bespeak for him oth namo name and fame in in tho the near hoping these few remarks will and nd their way into the columns of your paper and that genius and art may eoon soon become a subject of nt crest to the people of utah I 1 remail yours truly trul J P W july 14 |
