Show blind irtha special af T service new YORK oct 21 arthur lumley a well know artist and illustrator las has become totally blind through nali t tho he growth of a cataract over both bis his eyes and the addiction though serious enough h in the case of any one ia Is doubly painful in the ewe ol 01 any oco one whose whole lifes work has hits depended upon u the accuracy 0 of fi his Is eyes ue ra awas was one of tho the earliest men wern bars and promoters of the society of american painters in water colors and was successful himself in this branch of art in 1872 be he again went abroad and exhibited bis big work at the royal academy and elsewhere ue he both wrote and made illustrations for tho the london news and tha the graphic lemonde and fine arts since his return be he has his devoted himself principally to figure painting his best beat cipal work or aitto halloe ving been in in representation of bunny aide side street boy lite life |