Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22

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Cain, of South Carolina. and j. H. Raipsy,
of South Carolina after which the Assem-,
Wy u'sp'!s0ul3 A..- 90 ssiiaai7 aaT 4
Miss Winnie Ream-A HaifHsur
.se1is ln her studio. osalea \
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Poets having sung in sweetest numbers,
and orators have spoken in eloquent SEN
tences, the praises of Winnie Ream. Dis
tinguished statesmen, eminent jurists, aud
renowned heroes, have gathered around
the pure>minded, gentle hearted, ever.
toiling deycteo. of art, and paid the trib-
ute Of their admiration to her remarkable
genius. Even the Congress of the Uni,
ted States, appreciating her artistic talent
and womanly worth, conferred upon he,
the notable honor of selecting her to per-
petuato in marble the sad and care,worn
features Of the martyred Lincoln, whose
li!e-sized statue, modelled and chizeled by
hor, is seen in the old hall Of Repressnta>
tives by thousands from all sections of the
country, who daily pass through the gor-
geous halls of the Capital. The name of
Winnie Ream has therefore become histor>
10, and will be forever associated with
memorable era in our national career. (
ri We do not propose to write biog>
rapbical sketch of his talented young lady,
whose life, until within the past decade of
years, was as quiet and unobscrved as the
little woodland stream that flows noise
lessly through some sequestered vale, mir.
roring the bright blue summer sky above
it, aud the sweet wild flowers that boa1ti.
fy its banks. If We were to undertake
the task, we could only write Of her as a
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-4-..a "a. FOREST CHILD, ~
whose early training in the Vest inspired
her with thoughts of the sublime and
be autiful, which since, with her own gift
cd mind and cunning hand, she has em>
bodied in the exquisite creations of her
charming art. Al, a., -,.s,.-a----,
Our only purpose now is to conduct
the reader to the studio of Miss Ream, No.
252 Pennsylvania avenue, ard to tell of
some of her beautiful works that may
there be seen. Among her earliest gems
is a beautiful ideal bust of Violet" with
basis of Thaddeus Stevens, Reverdy John,
son, +. 7. Blair. Senator Sherman, Albert
Pike, Dan, Voorhees,, Horace Greeley,
Senator Nesmith, Governor Yates, and
Perc Hyacinthe, the latter made at his
convent in Paris. before he had thrown
off the friar's grab, rag
si The beautiful group called rAmcrica,''
composed of four figures, facing the differ
ent points of the compass, is among the
most charming ofhOr works. One of tho
figures, of the purest white marble repre-.
senting sl }s ssaafa gEa7 T. II
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is now in her studio. The design and ex-
ecution are exceedingly beautiful. The
West is represented with the broken bow
and arrow at her feet, and in their place
she bears the compass snd surveyors
chain. AT her side the sheaf of whe ut and
sickle symbolize agriculture, while the
star of empire blazes on the forehead eth
lovely figure, and issuggestive that the light
Of civilization has penetrated the dark
wilderness and made it the garden,spot Of
America. ed bsana4 asJgg .51 T.!
here, too, may be seen two beautiful
gems, (among the earliest Of Miss Rsam's
creations, representing too sisters, the
lovely children of EdwSrd, Clark, Esq,
architect of the Capitol. Then there is a
bust of Lincoln, made from life, during
sittings at his own house, the same Likes
ness being embodied in the 6ne statue at
the Capital. 3sso7& s,,3 q, zssl atal,. .
gAfall length and exquisite sketch Of
Soppho grases the studio of Miss Ream /;
and here. too, may be seen Forrest in the
characterof Spartaous. with excellent Likes
nesses of Gen. Grant and Chief Justice
Chase. There was here also, until re-
Gently a charming figure in marble repre>
'senting Miriam meeting the children of
Israel crossing the Red Sea; but this
has been purchaasd by lady of Phila,
delphia, and now adorus her home in that
city. e8 ss SO :
When Miss Winnie Ream received the
order for rs r-g.sas ssII..,g
THE STATUE OF LINcoLN s
she at once went to work upon the model,
and completed it at her studio in tho Cap,
itol. Then, taking the model TO Europe,
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