Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-09

A SeulptOr's observations Concerning
American Figures and Some Other

n SCutPtObS VOSeSSatbOoS
American Figures and Some Other
Things.
From the New York sun
A famous American sculptor advertised q few
days ago for a mtie model. OF course, II he
had wanted fem ale model ne would not have
had to take that trouble, for female models are
so abundant that IL Is scarcely hyperbolical o
say "the woods full of thein." But are
there no professional male models? "Oh, yes"
the sculptor said, "there are twelve or fifteen OF
them In New York. i know them all, and
Ii there happens to be one among them
who Is exactly what want when have aslatue
10 ihouei, ol course engage him. But my ex
perlence mas been that l must 60 into fresh
.ieioS 10 una what / want. so ADVERTISE, anu
IL Is astonishing what a number of nen .ofeI
themselves In response, men OF fine h-ures, OF
various types. OF course, / am looking for "A
particular type, not simpiy for fine figure,
and consequently, have " 90 over large field,
sometimes before find just the one who meets
my requirements.
American men have as fine figures as Ameri-
can women, but 1t is seldom tnat tney Will ac-
cept Oh the pfoies>i III of IL model. 1t Is too
ta>,ive an occupation. and It's gains are too
small Tor II To tie attractive to them. SO am
most ike y TO have to find my men among the
irish or Germans, VINO are. in my opinion, the
best models Out OF great plumber who CAME
IN answer To my advertIsc ment the other dat,
selected two, neither of wnoui n,d ever served
as "a inOdeI before. One is Oh Scotch descent,
tie other German. One OF them has. believe,
no other occupation, and the otner Is in bust
'ii'st iOt Ot likely ~ tsthc iuuSA "a
tme III the winter months. Inc majority OF
the professional male models are German or
lfi'h, tnougn thefe are Two or three French
men or Italians among them, VINO are rather
open To the suspicion of being played-Out
models from the DINER side.
TIE same models, vi course, serve for both
painters and sculpturs. The former require
tEeIn Tor shorter time than the scuiptOrs do,
ana 80 custbnariiy engage them 10y tue hour,
paying them fifty or seNeuty-flve cents per
hour. The -culpIors engage Tor longer time
ana pay lower rates. l pay my men tweive
doiiars aweek eacn, out tnen l einpiuy them
during six montns or a year. In That time
there are occasionally weeks in which l am
out of town. or not working, wnen tine niodei
does not even have to put in appearances,
but his salary right along all tue same. /,
Is Just That III should, ior 1t Is not his fault mat
1 ain not at work.
the mode, Is made as easy as possible. 1 AIN
an early riser aud hard worker. / begin IA
O'CLOCK, ana WORK, as rule, until Q. Durins
ALI that time the model Is supposed To be with
Inc. The duration OF his maintenance Of u
pose Is from hall au hour 10 an nOur Accord
Ing To It> difficult, y and the strain il Is upon
HIM. Then he nas good rest. ) long as may
be necessary, Fifteen minute, 10 hii an hour
is generally sufficient. The posing is all done
nuuc, Oh Eeariy All, Tor even tnOu.h 1t may he
puIposed 10 ciotue the Il cure in modern sarU
III the statue the modelling vi the figure nude
is Il primary Necessity To nave its propoftionS
accurate. There Is great deal OF difference
among models III tue ina,ier Vf pOsiuS. some,
whose ii ( ure> meet all requirements are quite
Useless, either because OF nervousness or iaZi-
hess, while others have the Will iorce to hold
All attitude unswerviugiy as long as may be
necessary, even in very .ficull POSITIONS.
II lave never had Il b-d-.l-d-d man to apply
for engagement as IL mouel. InOse who offer
their services are all c,eanly, Intelligent sell
respecting men, NJ, do not, as Il rule, iOuk TO-
men W no have 10y training and exercise giveu
all abnormal uereiopncnt 10 their muscles.
L he natural development is what l require.
lie ext eine - inn..stIc development goes Ue-
You'd the artistic. II Is true That some of the
finest figures L nave known belunseu to good
athletes, but they were too high priced. Zoo
hisn nuscuIar development is likely TO RESULT
la producing merely all Interesting anatoin4c.,i
study, not artistic perfection OIL beauty. The
atnlet.c development vi the GrechS and ktr
nids. II We may Judge 10y tueir statues, aid not
produce sucn ueN eIopment as we see among
our trained muscular CHRISTIANS vi to-day.
lies, think tnai there Is ii nnenes, about
the American figure, both male and ieinale,
tut is not equaied in any other people i'll the
world / nie.,n that Iuey seem To have Il
thoroughbred strain In them. There has been
IA great cndnse Ipr the better in the American
physique la the last twenty-five Or thirty years.
That long ago ii setned Lo he tue ia,uIon
amo. American mothers tn have pale ana
delicsiIe chlloren-po>sioiy because they
tnougnt'they looked ;.r.stocratic tnat way; but
now they iced their cnlidren better with Uoue
and mu>cie making t"ou and the little ones
Seem different race vi beings. 60 TO our
schools anu col egeS to-day and you will fin,
them niied with strong, vigorous, healthy
active, ciean-lituUed youngsters. Look at the
young men ana women on our streets, ana se-
wn u tall, hne figures tuey have. tell you they
are simply 81 ic..uiu. And we have 10 tEsnk
Tor IL tile REFORM In our uablIS OF eating anu
Out-:oOr exercise in the highest degree. Tne
Eiig.Isn figure Is large aud Robust, but heavier,
vita coarsor lines, and Will not compare iavor-
ABBY with the American. 1 have no use Tor
EuSiIsl models