Murder, Rape and Painting

For the last three years veteran Hearst-writer Copeland C. Burg has doubled on the Chicago Herald-American as art critic and rewrite man specializing in rape & murder. Versatile Newsman Burg also paints, in 1939 had more canvases hung in out-of-town shows than any other Chicago artist. Uneasy has been his job as art critic since last August, when the whole choir of Hearstpapers began to laud Sanity in Art. Last month he stuck his burly neck out by panning Chicago art dealers and citizenry alike, calling a WPA art show the best in town. Last week, on orders from Hearst's California castle, San Simeon, Burg was told to stick to his specialty: rape & murder.

As rewrite man, Copeland Burg will still get up every morning at 5, work till 2 p.m. In his spare time, which does not belong to Mr. Hearst, he will paint still life and landscapes in his flat, expressionist style.

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