The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-01
ITALIAN IMAGE MAKERS.
A STANDING ORDER FOR MASK
or BEN BUTLER's FACE.

or BFN BUTLER'S FACE.
n.d Inch Of Apprecintton Of the National
Approval Of Dencon Richard smith aud
t.sorgo Washington Guilds. A. N.
Outside OF the artists studios and tho art
galleries Of this city there is business OF about
sGOOO a year In plaster OF Paris statuary. The
mon engaged In the manufacture ore all Italians,
and number nearly one hundred. Among these
tho principal mouldere and dealers are Raphael
Castelvecchi. at 1913 Grand street, and COnstan-
tine Pisanl, at 30 broadway II YOU visit Cas-
telvecchfs. YOU will 60 down four or I'VE steps,
where you will meet Atlas actually doing what
several enlightened people of the present day
have struggled in vain to accomplish: ana step
among a heterogeneous company of gods cheru-
bims and ancient fossils. The nine MUSES. look
very interesting and Diogenes and Ben Butter
are In the same family. George Washington
looks bland and kindly, according to custom:
Senator Sumner has his eyes on big venus 81
Milo while Gen. Grant, next In ORDER, uoesIl I
placed i'm the range OF Emersons gaze. Saint
Patrick and q dozen others, moro or less are IN
Col, James Fisk. Jr., who has somehow got
showed behind the whole of them. the c0llcc-
tinn seems to embrace the noted men OF all cras
sxcepting George Washington Childs, A. NJ, and
Deacon Richard smith.
THE PROFITS OF THE BUSINESS.
Sicnor Castelyecchi offered to soil at sacr-
goOd-naturod man. lie was taught his trade hy
hs unclc In the little town OF Barga' In the
dnchy Of Lucca, ana ne came TO ms county
three year, aud then returned To DIS mouels
and mouds. ~,
principal sources whence trade comes are draw
ing academies. Cathohc Institutions ana hospi-
tnls where the surgeons usually have casts maue
OF peculiar deformitics. Castelvecchi does con-
siderable 81 this kind Of work. lie also moulds
for several sculuturs in the city. and has been
employed by John Rogers many year,. Most OF
the plaster OF Paris statuarv In this country
Comes either from hlp or Constantine pisAnt &
shops. Pisani T. rcputcd to have accumulated
fortune He IL the successor OF his father.
and has been IN tho business many years. IL
was only lately that he returned from tour in
Europe and brought with him several copies OF
famous pieces.
that hurt the business said Castelvecchi.
people wild buy their poor stun It's no use.
No, no, pictures on paper-colar boxes VIII
To I've sure" said a young man. sannterine
In behind ciIar. Theirs the ruo-what eau
"0b, nothing, notninel" answered Castel-
vecchl. ITS very bad
You see. used To be an artist myself con,
tlnucd the unknown. dropping into chair and
peerinR through wreaths of smoke. but
bah! I've given that sort Of thing up now.
There's no money in IL; nothing hut starvation.
I'm In the pickle business, down IN Greenwich
street. People like pickles So pickles pay
GOOD FIGUREnEAD ron A CIGAR SHOP.
81 used to dream dreams once, he went on.
looking up at the Cupds and twisting the end
OF fierce imperial WHY, ! cat ono OF the
best heads that ever was done IN tins city but
] couldn't scil Il. Though there was any num-
Der OF plaster casts Of it sold. II was just the
same with the Lincoln bust.
" How was that
We'll. when President Lincoln was assassl.
mated everybody wanted bust 81 him TO draue
There was only one bust IN existence. and the
casts from this went on Ike not cakes but the
sculptor failed to sell the original.
White House SELF we yeuiured to ask.
"Oh one COPY year, pcrhars. They buy
him. bore n hole 10 his mouth, put In a cigar
and he makes very good sign for tobacco
what usually sells tho bestY"
well. sometimes IL the Venus OF Milo and
sometimes it's that image YOU have seen so
often. the Deformed Dog "
" The taste OF the people fuctuates. them"
1T Is going to the dogs. Ben Butler used 10
sell well, and there's moulder now IN Boston
TO rush ont and get mask OF his face as soon
PARROTS ANp LAMRs.
At $40 Water street ia the uu,et asylum OF
those Italians VINO peddle parrots and Mary
iittle lanrs. Thc buiIding m,gut he considered
too small and the ncighbOrhOod questionable
by over fastidious people. When the reporter
visited II one OF these artists from the land q
poetry nd song was ruying tomatoes from
gentleman Of another nationality. Another
.the duplicate Of nort's Sancho Panzl-was sit
ing near the door. trolling song ana working
bn miniature figure. third was boiling glue
with which tie .. Guilds are made. There were
several Others. ten and short husIed in v9rou'
ways. Here + where ne ry all Of the small anC
cheap tmsces tie manufactur d.
During the dav tho most Of the image makers
are away selling their ware. ouly two or three re
naming ut home inGuldlne. In the evening Il q
oil set To Wu-k m8uuiacturing polishing, and 81
on; None ot The company are married they Nv,
clothes, ana cocl. their hash independently
Here Is the story Z ono 81 them; " NY parent
they are dead. Nv name is bartclomie. doH
know how ol'l ! am work very much an DAY
j eat only little. AID sic, y not much. com,
here when $" hig lmea.uring foot with hi
hands, uAe Ii4iy bost.