Portraits of great men and women of our time; with interesting testimonials by the most prominent art critics and leading men of intellect of France, England, Switzerland and America; . issionfor it to Mr. Ben-ziger. Mr. Hobart had hisown portrait paintedby the same artist,and a fair idea ofboth pictures may begained by an exami-nation of the accom-panying prints. It is not often thatthe President findsthe time to sit foran artist. A few mo-ments now and thensnatched from clam-orous applicants foroffice or the consid-eration of importantpublic questions areall that the occupantof the White Hou
Portraits of great men and women of our time; with interesting testimonials by the most prominent art critics and leading men of intellect of France, England, Switzerland and America; . issionfor it to Mr. Ben-ziger. Mr. Hobart had hisown portrait paintedby the same artist,and a fair idea ofboth pictures may begained by an exami-nation of the accom-panying prints. It is not often thatthe President findsthe time to sit foran artist. A few mo-ments now and thensnatched from clam-orous applicants foroffice or the consid-eration of importantpublic questions areall that the occupantof the White House,even with the bestintentions, can Benziger, there-fore, while paintingthe portrait, was com-pelled to be almostconstantly at theWhite House, where,in one of the ante-rooms on the lower floor, a temporary studiowith the proper light and the necessary acces-sories had been fitted up for him. Here it wasthat he had an opportunity to study McKinleythe man. The President would drop in at oddmoments, glad, no doubt, to escape the throngof poHticians in another part of the house, for aquiet chat or smoke with the artist and anexamination of the canvas as it developed under. Portrait by A. Benziger PROFESSOR KOCHERThe celebrated surgeon of Berne, Switzerland,who was the first to discover the operation of thegoitre, as well as many other wonderful is ranked as one of the most famous surgeonsof Europe the artists hands. At other times, however,—and here it was that the man yielded to theIresident—the easel and the necessary draperieswould be placed in the large East Room, nearone of the Northern windows. On such occa-sions the President received, while sitting, or,more properly speaking, perhaps, standing, forhis portrait, members of the Cabinet and otherhigh functionaries of State, with whom he woulddiscuss, in the presence of the artist, importantquestions of policy or listen to reports submittedfor his consideration and decision. BOSTON HERALD, May 5, 19
Size: 1354px × 1845px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectportraits, bookyear19
