The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-03-18
American Female seulptors

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James jackson Jarves, SO well known among
the old foreign residents of Honolulu, and author
OF the History of the Hawaiian Islands. is now
residing in Italy, and writing upon the a. Fine
Arts" In a communication to the Art RsUscsr,
Published in Chicago. no writes as follows re
specing the genius of American wouea as
sc0lptoEs;
ls IS not a little singular that American weaaen.
&c use an Italian ldsosn, make sa much more Of a
fgarc with she more stubborn chisel than they
taVc a. vet With the delicate and flexible brush.
While few, il any, have secured .or themselves =
public reputation an FalatinS. several usve won a
certain amount OF distinction in sculpture. lo-
decd, VI appears 10 be the EV0Tlgc refuge Of
American Woaaaaheod ambitious ot artistic fame.
This fac9 No94d seeza 10 Indicate that ssgcccsS ~
s~calpsaTe Is naase EssSs3Re tssan an painting, as re
essrSnx loss preliminary s-sSAsgg and usAnsp0tat-
Jag skill 40 produce cessAln Imposing c5ec1< ON
se eSa1esoa aafraS Bat szeTe Hsneshcr roxSosr.
Modern 6asls ga painting rams almost exclusives
Entette ex0eRses OF ssaara1hRa OF COS gisse 5loxi
e6ees o( sataTA. eAkeA Tceasre horc ard eas4c
observation and aaAn9te PRACTICE 10 master.
WSether 1t De sAe Aessaae kgare or the }aa&-
scare, The same Satoase asaatAa steay and zaanual
ssa are requisite 40 eS.aAsAaa even a moderate
A@a9@0t o. s9ccesS
Wsaaea are> bv tegaserazronE. nof rrcassvssea
to those anSel8sotSsa1 saaales ukSsA call for Taang
neazsseaEe wears OF preparation aza6 acaerTeG
hoges, before esen the saaa9es1 e9asza % popular
sgsSeoIaFs9a Shines cat. Pe-v@SVSrC raSekrr.
teelizg aua9ea, and less sasieni enthusiastically,
than men, they naturally iacliae 10 thsee 6c3as Of
ART which may seem to Jlssa 20 y@cl6 the 9Eiokesd
rs5aETIs IN The beast expenditure or mental GapataA.
Now. with tire sex, az Instructive feeling fr
asastIfal gara auS Saick PereesaaSrs beng 5aSsssf
to a lively ianeg, asa not naIraaaeaIle 10 eoar
siderable force OF Inauguration, IL fs moi sarEEas-
Tag that modelling m clay becomes porr ~tannglbiae
exercise f9t Jhelr 3aIr singers, without ttfelT glp-
5Eg ans sesaoas Consideration to the Teai ss9pe
and absolute resniTsBteyiss Df tsair chosen Pro-
fsssiSA, or az tAe sacr5iens IL imposes to JBsasx
c9frsaIDIG1hats sk1A anna 4ngW1saco-
PafaGIIg bafhes, Eass6Iftes or ohnars, uat grHr
ies disciples, bst Gbe clities, GSlcss bSth have
aegslred some definite experience aHa Ius1rno5Isn
rs 10 ms means ana ends. at ~asEires % make 4fe
speetsssr &ee &he real as 1t WE'RE. Brr snniythIr-4a
1nassea in sIBTie white, 8sse a gaYss6tF or unreal
JBIne,, 81 dlaiHBirg to be 1rhy tire conventional
SgHnAgl OF the Obleet 8fsesE. uot Its TTreGize Iulita-
UlJn. makes en- bhe snyes1irIzl observer no SINH
s~s,l5isai Riain 10 asabbie accuracy infaseh s~eciaIics1
fsaBtrss SIS 1s sisssT art. in order 10 VIII the /.
'sope5eA etieeG. Provided It's general Inasscs sle
tsiutg distributed aud rendered the FIYauiEant
1nasiaa stskzes home at sIssse 81 Rsra5tjFr "a 1iss
spectator htst 1e rs ssa5isiied y9sli bite impression
Il makes as q 9tlala, ami seldom nsarss as giiGh
g~ssIBsiSlgs 10 examine frfsD ainaiIis. THE real
Baries or atemarlrs ct ~snns1snrs are slower Df
RsskoIlslon than those cd 4s&sssae- -3saaaassss- 81
the Gorejbls simplicity al 1ts grrlmiGry &Ipeal 10
the eve. Tt challenges fewer st Guf seIfses. The
tiast impression an Fbs ssersstBr pgss 3tr more
sfHn that of painting, iIlrhIiIyh ~TSariaTs it Is
really worthless, or DESERVES To le taken with
m1re caution, In she choice of xits smhrvB
artist, bsogfssn the twn, this a1Easraut issiIiE vi
sculpture IN Ssaupine limnsHinIe ssriEjne results
less cost, unduubtedly has 1elgift. 1t tnisss
al Stas5 goes 40 make a pBsd sculptor 10 mtte g
clever pssIbtpt, a1ld something fbasldes wiasrnsss q
good assntsr ran ber1nfe a t6ioraBie ~EruiIr1r ,aEnh
hove sUmsthiHg in r~esarvf.
8f we rsisr 70 certain idsal WORKS. ss I'm i~
stance ttfe 1nsiDrry gf siInss Of Efsfrrmt H8snnsr
and0 Nslllan Sz0fy, of HtBmn ysBtina s~heilatfar
conspicuous f0r q certain spontaneous Eensisz,nitp
OF asHpsct, artsing from their szcess 1T ifancy An
IDEA, RcetErarF ut tfeste IN tietails and prevailing
appearance M Of good soGiety aud ulce culture
certain adtil1sfness III composition I'M niaee al
hreafifh and a~siInpimisy; white aiiose of fhzrriE
tiosnIor, even ID Sfsir 1rnamentsfEinn Ila5k ni,at-
auiine IN setsdtiUn and gxsnition; 1nrtrsyinc ~
sense dF hard work anr fiiIlgsrft ssriy of nloaals.
By . mind and hand af a MANLY grasp Hf tilnugft
and denomination, gaiiiGh had 6IltaiiieH "a arsstain
n~teciiannsil aand mental MYSTERY ogsr am arr fur
vstiurh Sitey ihad mo stlprenis LIKING.
The war inns fntaile tv,.,,ts t.F IN, ,y,,ssIIhia,. nas