“The company supplies [the artists] with two cars, one which is fitted with sleeping accommodations. They switch off at any picturesque point of view that may strike their fancy, and when they have exhausted its capabilities for artistic purposes, they book on to a train and proceed as far as they choose.”
It was good publicity for McEntee, Gifford, and the railroad. Hey, if Amtrak wants to try the idea out again, I’m sure we can find a couple of artists to sign up.
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From “McEntee & Company,” a catalog from the Beacon Hill Fine Art.
Jim -- Don't you have a similar experience riding the rails and sketching (albeit not as cushy)?
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awesome - where do I sign up?
ReplyDeleteA story told in art school by an instructor; In Canada the Group of 7 (influential landscape painters in the 1920's) had a custom train car that was a hotel/studio on wheels - the rail would take the car to remote destinations in northern Ontario and they would paint in comfort from the window's of their rolling studio. That's the good life!
ReplyDeleteDaroo: Check out the "Kicked off the Train at Gunpoint " story on Sidebar Nation.
ReplyDeleteI'd absolutely go on a trip like that. Fun.
ReplyDeleteI'll sign on for the helicopter version.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see more corporate sponsorship of artistic efforts. It's advertising for the corp (and minimal outlay), and an opportunity for the artists (especially if they need the money).
ReplyDeleteAnd at the end of it, you have (one hopes)an interesting show.
Come on, you readers here who might have fancy corporate connections -- figure it out!