New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-16

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here Is found with the grs4iesr harmony 70
know how this union NAY be ac-amq ished IS
main secret Of srt and though ,he co.orlg IS not
the same, ye' he Who las iae key T. its mysteries
Of beauty s the more initiated 20 The same IN 9th
er climates. All Wi. essi attgle s'resh bis uore
instructed eye and mind 70 the confemP P.aii9n cf
that which nodded ms childhood.
Imsy observe Of tie two artists have named,
that Cranch hss entered more into t1e spirit Of
Italian landscape, while Cropsey IS stl more dis
t.nguished Oh subjects such IS be first loved. He
seemed 20 find the Scotch lake and mountain
scenery very congenial bis sketches and pictures
taken from short residence there ere impressive.
Perhaps melancholy or tender subiect suits him
best something rich, bod and mellow IS more
adapted t. call ou; the genius Of Crauch.
Among the sculptors new names rise up 70 show
that this is decidedly province for hope In Ameri-
ca. look upon this as the natural talent Of an
American. and have no doubt that glories WI. be
displayed by our scuptors uHknowu % classic art.
The facts Of our history ideal and social, vii be
grand and Of new import it is perfectly natural
10 the American TO mold in clay aud carve in
stone The permanence Of material and solid relief
in the forms correspond to the positiyeness Of his
nature better than the mere ephemersl and even
tricky methods Of the painter-to bis need Of mo-
ton and action better than the chambered scrib-
bling Of the poet He viii thus record bis best
experiences, and these records will sdorn the no
bic structures that must naturally arise for the
public uses Of our society.
1t is particularly gratifying to see men that
might smsss far more money and attain more tenn
porary power in other parts despise those lower
lures too powerful in our country, and aim only at
excellence in the expression OF thought Among
these may mention Story and Mozicr Story has
made in Florence the model for q statue Of his
father This have not seen, but two statuettes
thathe modelled here from the " Fisher OF Goethe
pleased me extremely. The languid, nedita;ive
reycry Of the boy, the morbid tenderness Of his
nature most happily expressed in the first, as IS
the fascinated surrender 70 the syren murmur Of
the food in the second. He has taken the moment
Halt drew she MIN half sank no n. SC
hope some one will give him order to make
them in marble. Mozier seemed to have an inn
mediate success. The fidelity and spirit Of his
portrait busts could be appreciated by every one
for an ideal he al of Pocahontas too he had at
orders for many copies. 1t was not III Indian
head but in the union OF sweetness and strength
with princchke, childlike dignity, very happily
expressive of ms idea of her character think he
has modelled a Rebecca at the Well but tins did
uot see.
These have already a firm hold on the affections
oi our people, every American who comes 10
tay visits their studios, and speaks Of them with
PRIDE as indeed they well may, IA comparing
them with artists OF other nations 1t viii not be
long before you see Greenouehs group It IS IN
.piut pendent to Coopcr's novels. / confess
wish he had availed himself Of the opportunity 70
immortalize the real noble Indian in marble. This
IS only the man Of the woods-no Metamora, no
Urcas. But the group should be very instructive
10 our people.
You seem rs crazy about Powers Greek Slave
as the Florentines were about Cimabues Ma
ionnas. in which we still see the spark OF genius
but not famed to its full fame II your enthusi-
asm be as genuine as that OF the lively Fioren-
tines. we will not quarrel with 1t bat / am afraid
a great part is drawing room raptures and news
paper echoes Genuine enthusiasm, however
crude the state Of mind from which it springs
always elevAtes always educates, but IN the same
proportion talking and writing for effect stutifes
aud debases shall not judge the adorers Of the
Greek Slave but only observe that they have not
kept in reserve any higher admiration for works
even now extant, which are, in comparison with
that statue, what that statue is compared with any
weeping marble on common monument.
| consider the Slave as form OF simple and
sweet beauty but that neither as an ideal expires
sion or a specimen of plastic power IS 1t transcend
ent Powersstands far higher in his busts than
in any ideal statue. His conception Of what is in-
dividual in characters is clear and just his power
Of execution almost unrivsled but be has had q
lifetime of discipline for the bust while his studies
on the human body are comparatively limited nor
is his treatment Of it free and mastery. To me-
his conce pton Of subject is not striking do not
consider him rich in artistic thought.
He. no less than Greenough and Crawford,
yould feel it n rich reward for many labors and a
happy climax TO their honors TO make an equestrian
statue Of Washington for our country. ! wish
they might ali do it, as each would show dier
ent Kind Of excellence. To present the man on
horseback, the wise centaur, the tanner OF horses,
NAV well be deemed a highest achievement OF
modern as it was OF ancient art The study OF
he anatomy and action Of the horse, so rich In
suggestions, is naturally most desirable to the
artist; happy he who, obliged by the brevity OF
life and the limitations Of fortune, to make his
studies conform TO his orders, finds himself
justified by national behest in entering on this
department.
At home one gets calous about the character OF
W ashngton. from long experience Of ith Of July
bombast in his praise. But seeing the struggles
OF other nStions and the deficiencies ofthe leaders
who try to sustain them, the heart IS again stimula-
ted and puts forth buds OF praise. One appreciates
the wonderful combination ofevents and influences
that gave our independence So healthy birth and
the amos, miraculous merits Of the men who tend
ed its first motions. In the combination OF excel
lences needed at such period with the purity
and modesty which dignity the private man IN the
humbest station Washington as yet stands alone.
No country has ever had such good future no
other is SO happy as to have pattern OF sPo1ies'
worth which will remain in her latest day veners-
bic as now
Surelv then that form should be mmOrtalZad IN