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14 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1925 mt. Winnetka Man Immortalizes Animals Frank Whitney, Famous Artist, Started Painting for Breeders BY DONALD M. WHITE "There is nothing more inspiring than an animal in action", is the firm belief of Frank Whitney, artist and lover of animals, whose home at 764 Locust street, Winnetka, has become a gallery of paintings and models of man's four- footed friends. On every wall and in every corner of the home where he has resided for the past 36 years are to be found portraits in oil, water color and plaster models of horses, cattle and dogs, which are virile with life, character and action. As one enters the door the eye catches sight of a powerful saddle horse, with a girl mount. The power and speed of the animal have been caught at the zenith of effort so that one is ready to dodge out of the way on sight, until it is discovered that it is held to the canvas in skillfully laid oils. In his earlier years, Mr. Whitney was a commercial artist, painting and modeling animals throughout the coun- try for the famous breeders of those days. His contacts in this field brought him in touch with many of the most famous animals in history. Paints Famous Racer For instance, there is the exquisite model of Patchen Wilkes, sire of Joe Patchen and son of George Wilkes, one of the most famous racing sires of his day. The model is in plaster, col- ored to a life-like finish. It was done in 1893 and brought Mr. Whitney wide approval from both artists and horse- men. Every detail of the beautiful animal's fine body is wrought with in- finite care and accuracy. Then there is the pencil sketch of the Morris and company, six-horse team, which won the prize at the World's Fair in 1893. A dozen photo- graphers had tried in vain to get an adequate picture of the team but all failed. Whitney was called and quickly caught the spirit of the noble six and put it on paper. Galbraithe, famous horse judge, was enthralled with the result, proclaiming it one of the finest things of its kind ever done. The original is to be seen at the Saddle and Sirloin club in Chicago and is entitled, "The Eight by the Six." Paints Own Pets But some of his most charming bits are the portraits and models of animals which have had a part in his daily life. There is "Fawn", a noble dane which had been in the Whitney home years ago as a pet. He is modeled in plaster, with natural coloring and all his fine character has been reproduced in the model. His sire, which had been killed by a passing train, as was also "Fawn", has been similarly done in oils. After leaving his work at modeling for 20 years, Mr. Whitney again found in- spiration from a Great Dane belonging to a neighbor and six months ago mod- eled his head. It is one of the finest things he has done. There are also to be found charming paintings of the cow which one time furnished the Whitneys with milk. Not just an ordinary cow, now, but im- mortalized with the bovine spirit of peacefulness epitomized in her portrait and with a beautiful landscape back- ground which is, in itself, a worth- while work. Stroke of a Genius One of the finest pieces of all is the painting of a canvas-back duck which Whitney did in about half an hour. It is of natural size, done on one of the old whist boards which -had been used for nearly 40 years by men of this re- gion. A friend brought in the duck one night. Five minutes later Whitney had seized it, hung it on a whist board and was painting it on another. It is hard American Beauty' ELECTRIC IRON the bestiron made You are living in an electrical age; make the most of it. 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Unlike some animal painters, he is able to portray them in any position, solving the difficulties of forshortening with little trouble. Remarkable Landscapes Landscapes play an important role in his work, even where they are but back-grounds for the picture of a horse. His Scottish scenes are especi- ally good. Under one large picture of a highland loch he has written, "D'ye see a bonnie silver loch Wi craigs an' peaks aboot, Wi Heiland Nowte browsing chief? Ye canna hae a doot It's Scotch." Among other works especially pleas- ing are: the portrait of the king's horse which was brought to this country for exhibition purposes; the Roosevelt pair, bought in Chicago and presented to the famous President; a miniature nude done in clay with fine spirit; a model of a fox-hound, a pet of Whitney's, scratching his ear; General Castleman, old Kentucky rebel who was an exile for years. He is mounted on a splen- did stallion from his famous stable. Mr. Whitney came to Winnetka to get away from the city at a time when his health was poor. Now, he com- ments, the city has caught him. The blue pool south of his place, of which he has a brilliantly colored painting, done entirely with the palette knife, is gone as are the wooded scenes and pastures. At the present time he is working on various inventions, chiefly in the field of photography. The Film pack, it will be remembered, is one of his inventions. SUNSHINE MAKES FOR HARD TEETH Health Authority Stresses Need for Children Supporting 7000 dentists at a monthly expense of about $2,550,000 is the price Illinois pays for her dietary sins, according to Dr. Isaac D. Rawl- ings, state health director, who de- clares that the blame for a lot of our dental ills lies in the character of the food we eat. Hard, durable teeth are made chiefly of calcium and phos- phorus so that if the food intake of the body is lacking in these sub- stances, manifestly, the teeth cannot be built for soundness and durability. "The character of deciduous or milk teeth," said Dr. Rawlings, "is de- termined to a considerable extent, be- fore birth by the dietary and hygienic habits of the mother while the char- acter of the permanent teeth is deter- mined largely by the kind of food and the amount of direct sunlight that the child gets during his first few years. "According to the latest, scientific thought, based on experimentation, the main source of calcium, which is so important and necessary in bone and tooth structure, is the sun. It reaches the earth in what are called ultra-violet, or very short rays that do not penetrate glass or clothing or even clouds, smoke and dust. These rays are most abundant in this lati- tude around noon during the summer months. "The human body, when properly exposed, can absorb and utilize the beneficial substances in the ultra-vio- let rays directly from the sun. Vege- tables also absorb and store up these substances so that man can get them by eating such things as spinach, let- tuce, cabbage, tomatoes, milk, fruits, etc. Cod liver oil is also rich in these valuable substances without which teeth cannot be hard and durable. "Of course teeth and the mouth ought to be kept clean but a tooth brush cannot convert a soft tooth into a hard one any more than a good scrubbing will turn a wooden floor into one of tile. Cleaning, supple- mented by early and frequent dental care, is very important in preserving teeth,, especially the soft ones, but the making of teeth for a life time's use depends largely upon the kind of diet and the amount of sunshine that the prospective mother and the young child get. "One marvels to find from demon- _-- strations that more children are in active need of dental service than are not but when one recalls that children are credited with consuming from one- third to one-half pound of sugar daily per capita and then frequently com- plete the day's menu with coffee, meat and potatoes, the wonder is that dental decay is no worse. Youngsters cannot fill up on candy and have room or appetite left for the food they need." Purer Because Carbonated N( STRAWBERRY Division of National Dairy Products Corporation Special This Week DE LUXE ICE CREAM Adams' Pharmacy, 782 Elm St. G. Matteoni Bros. 742 Elm St. North Shore Pharmacy Hubbard Woods Ristow Confectionery Hubbard Woods Pharmacy Kenilworth Pharmacy il] = mmm nnn LAGO VISTA UA ©) \ 0 0 C. A. BLAIR Owners and Developers Kissimmee, Florida A Venetian Home in CHICAGO OFFICE Otis Bldg. 10 So. 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