, 1875-08-29
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---(ts Contributors.
Hr. Dyer's Palette Knife Picture Beard
at York Hanging the E12osi-
ton Pictures.


BOSTON. aug. 1o.-iae a1ttalh 'ot oo7eou -.
these dog-days is chledy OF "Ihe sumner MOD
els" a. they are called. Some friends OF tile
sana+,- aoon .f,ar b;a death met in Boston and
.s:,~a f.xt -. ,..t,a - ha r,aca3 outdoors
ta1seu 'uao iot a'"@uo W 10 t'A~o4
in the Public Garden. lhey cnose tne11 UNI
Committee, who advertised for models, offering
na an inducemaut to competitiou $500 each to
,,,a ,,xa. ,.1,;c,, a,,,,d ba ad;ndpad beat. but
w. sn.~e -a- ~ oomn;a.,oo "A
teeet'4ns @no ''sot w oa W.
they should On the "hole tnlnh proper " ooo
Of these competitors OF some other artist. ihe
only restriction seems to have been thar the hg-
at.,,,a l.. s;,.;,,o n mt be;nc vet detar-
~ 0.oe ~ ~, g. T., tuan,a -, atono
minea "nesae' ~ snaA' o0 :" o1o1-o ~
AT FIRST 1hooohi
it might seem that they who pay for such Work
ahonld be allowed TO have their own way about
-. ~. ;,.ax,,o33,rr of at-aroa-a Tu
~ ".NI'u1 s1.s e,sn h,a . 1oo,, and
this Is oy no "eans ~ q Aou 1a1 -oeaA .s~
moral right to Keep mao Dog III n1s Own Pa1'oi'
hut he has no right to turn him loose on pub
lin narx Al ha had the richt to keep in his
"e --Et. .,;a.,,ro hr+ he may
private sooo1 Al .Aoe"sas' p'ssA 80
not corrupt puohc molals NY al eA"'o4'1oo VI ~
And &C. as be ia not allowed to endanFer the
lives and morals of tho people, be has no moral
-oh+ " ,or,,,r+ ~ ofrena nnhlic taste by ; per-
''f"S w W. 80 .x,,;o.,. .r,,1
maoens e1n1o!1on VI - 'ua7 oN1 ep 49,
Of art. In tbls instance. the puoAc' 10 o"oele
Of the ground where It IS TO oe Placeu. Auu ~
constituents OF the great statesman 10 oe SOUP
tuieo' nave l'soItul so.so a,. 80 s;,1'1 round
room II the new Post othce' receiving lhe cans
aud Criticism OF all comefs, ano ne4el poluipe i.",o
have people beea more WILING 10 o@e1ea1o |lo1
reserved rlsht OF 1ault-nuainS' ,,d ~
1he Cotnu41eee au' t.0ou <ua' etooat, ~
ceve the models, w1tn seA Gu aIasoouso ~. ~
authorship SO that they "on'o q" aea .ae p1Ges
upon the mere merits OF tne iesPecsse "oihs'
But, a!aa Tor human ttA.ty anu a1situss o. eoIsi
BILE fairness. several al.'sts na'o a. .eoAsn
I1ienas uklne al sot's ot nn9e. ~ t n,;ttas Han
pirate, 70 gam tne Ve1o1c. VI tno ~ saar;s
and each privately te4s 49u ~" us tHsot1o w.,
mode! NAV 90 suoso1s11co 11o'' 'ao 's''30
cFo"o a1ouDu It,
WHO ARE TIE coaalfIEE +auo..
IN charge u >ins u.aitol - ~ 10 ~ md
lng 'n9uf, nsts 40 .ns vue aasu9snce of co,rec,
Judgment upon tuts statue as work Of art ana 4!
as tins name IL nor nelo snen. eacu H.. usGs1 ~ ~ "
the Comm!:tee may ieel uAttol ca tnat - - ~.
tended; It IL Wise, tnen' ~ eone;t puoaI eaas.
clsm 1o1 popuIl, 'o1 Del IL s1ue ~ tnt7 cou!1c '
nesa aud action IN = Statue. WY ne ID. ~, Mnne IT.
he u doug" ana "hae 10 means " ou: sno'au ' 10
~ obvious IN snch ARo1e as ~ H'ine Mau.
Dld you see Mr. oumnet' alu .' "nss ~ - +ha e
about E would he answered - coeroct'y VI tno
living man by any person OF MS acquaintance as
BY Crawford or Greenonga; out to execute
ststue that shall answer tue question At ones 70
cve1y inquirer ~ the h1st requirement. OF s1ae
art
Likeness and action may be easily represented
may be requisite to judge rightly not ouly Of the
dignltv and general eject OF SUCH "cfR. sn1
OF fitness for proposed site: but also Of ata
anatomical co11ectness and arustlc hnish- Up
ou these points the people m general hetsoef
have, nor profess to Lave, opi"lons. but yield at
ar&h md
those who they think ought to EMO" 80 tnat
they will usually dec'da correctly upon Tie
whole subject II they nave time enough
WHY SITTING F1uunE!
ia the first question. 1f ounoeF' say tao
critics, "as An orator, and geueraliy kno~n 70
the people as euth, on the platform. a. the ~
ceum, and Fareull HAL, and should pe repre-
sensed standing. But, say the COMMITTEE he
was senator aou et9nen's ana we
know bum best IN IN :. US vs. Sea- sea- .aI AZ
So the only point decided. that the figure be in
sitting posture; IS not pe}oho csS'. " u w"
derstood tuat the statue 10 to oe 10 the open ar'
thoueh this, It Is believed vas not puoLsne4 ~
advance, as 1t certainly s9on4d nave oeen. no
ratio GreenonSh Designed his grana Statue OF
Washington Tor the rotunaa Oh t1e Cap'Ioi ana
with much feeling demonstrated "nen If was
placed IN tue open ground. ASIDE from 1ts
elect, IL Was ~ co& as ~ uoio "a,ot IL A1aoy
PAGES, aud would oer'sh soon II tnns e1posea,
oh* ~ 40 HA'%~~o A- SAA~ ~Fs~
died with thus wrong un'lghted, aod one OF tne
tuest works ol art IN America ls golo0 faPloiy
to deca7. If public statue neans ansthlng, Il
means perpetnleF: and ,et us say ooe-
natcalt7, nothing ant metal Is enduring IL ms
Northern climate, hafole per!shes nY tne
nere stress OF weather, ana etanite' anu lnoeed
every other stone hnely cut. II liable 10 lrrepara
be injury. NO eki1 can restore nose or
finger, Knocked on ov eto!'e thrown oy 50 lole
boy. Bronze IA At pFessnI tue material 'or suen
statue a. thus. II ADMITS OF freedom 10 &C.
tall anu ooloness III ue7lsn n'u'Poss'ole ~ eAouo
and III case OF Injury BY accident may be re-
stored to almoat any extent
It were usa!ess to attempt to
c81T1c1sE In DETAIL
the models on exhibition to readers who nave
not the opportunity 70 see them. Nearly a!l
American artists at home and abroad have CON
t1lputed. Ball, story. treeaoush. dould. Mlsa
Huamer, hiss Whitney, M'll1note ferrv' and
Roge's, are Known Competitions. Probably
neither Ward nor browne has entered
tue lAta VI kAo t"eu*s%o4A% "uoAA
ohe-nan oeat ~ o!u i'sean.o 41. "
nep1sg! eusa@ e'.,,,S 49, - IL; ta,a +-.-3 ~
,,rassion. rncy range ali ,he way from 3 dandy
OF 80 to heavy image Of the last Of the ex~Pres-
idents:. Que With bis oana On the head or