Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-31
1ieeGns Register
AMERICAN FIGURES,
.,r A NOTED SCULPTOR SAYS
WHAT IceeNINe MALE MODELS.

me Better In the American my
dque.
tamU laws AGO, for a male model.
tSd aLS' r he had wanted a female
Of sga5 h would not have had to take
soa'. ,,onble. for female models are so
tSt IT, that it is scarcely h~yper6olieal
bcnoa..S woods are full Of them" But
p8! No professional male models'
sr tneI' ,be sculptor said, there are
Oh w, sfr.ap Of them in New York.
rrel'e u hon nh. and if there happens to
kHe" So Them who is exactly what
beeae -, I have O statue to model, l
lTsa. engage him. But my experience
G%u'S, ,bat | must go into fresh fields
aSU 5'r What | want, So advertise and
DIH" "n%sr;nr what a number OF men
~ lives in response, men OF line
6eI M various types. OF course, /
s' r,nr for a particular type, not
81 g. a fine figure, and, eonSe-
i s~2A - to 20 over n large field
Mos before l lind just the II who
nv requirements. "Aneriean
r - fine figures rs American
-ea tr. II is seldom that they will
a.-,' -rp Profession Of a model. IL
Ev .,..fyr an occupation, and it,
80 ,,os small for it to be attractive
SoIam most likely to have to
81 ~ mon among the Irish or Germans,
-.-. IN my opinion. the best models.
- a great number who came IN an
~ nv advertisement h other
".' s,r,.red two. neither OF whom had
-.sI - a model before. One is OF
IL" .rss,,nt. the other German. One
So has. I believe. no other occupa-
~ the other is in q business that
~ likely 10 take much OF his
'. -. The winter months. The majority
,-,GSSfuual male models are Ger
~ Irish. though there are two OF
r~ruclmcn or Italians among
who are rather open tn the suSpi-
helm. played ont models from the
acs1.e.
s-r PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS.
~. sgwe models. of course, serve for
,I ra;r,crs and SCulptOrS. The former
chem for shorter time than the
--,.~ Ep. and so cuStOmarily engage
hr the hour. paying them 80 II 40
Mp hour. The SculptOrs engage for
rrrimr and pay lower rates. l pay
i -r.- so q week each, but then | en-
[-,r.-, during six months or a year.
.sr. time there are occasionally weeks
= --r.hIam out Of town, or not work
. r..a the model does not even have
ny IN % appearance, but his salary
N .r- along all the same. 1t il just
sfnulI. for it is not his fault that
Il r-G,a at work.
The hours of work are long, but tho
a- rhe model, is ma e Us easy as
a lam an early riser and a hard
begin at s o'clock, and work,
II .,-,e. until ,. During all that time
g > ratgl i supposed to be with NE.
r.. ..1r.uu Of his maintenance of n
,tum half an hour TO an hour,
-.t To its difficulty and the strain
~.-ra him. Then he has a good rest,
Id. Is may be necessary. Fifteen
.s 20 half an hour i generally
ri. The posing is all done nude,
.---r all. Tor even though il may be
--~! 90 clo;he the figure in modern
2 the statue the modelling of the
,-g made is q primary necessity to have
-r.gGous accurate. There is n great
difference among models in the
--- u posing. Some. whose figures
al ,de rrIu.rcmcutS. are quite use
-..pr because OF nervousness or
--as while others have the will force
~ q ID an attitude Unswcrviagly rs long
STAY r necessary, eve in very diff
iii POSITIONS.
y|-ELl.rENr AND SELF-EESPECTTNG.
all..e never had a b-a-a-a-d man ap-
n-an engagement rs a model. Those
p a-gr thc.r services are all clearly in
e-t. sell respecting men. No, | do
d GarcIr look for men who have by
and exercise given IN abnormal
omen; tD their muscles. Tho
l.-. Iayc.Upmcnt is what | require.
Zr-r.r GrmuaStiC development goes
i;.. artistic. II is true that some
.a finest figures | have known be-
--. o. good athletes, hut they were
.-a priced Too high a muscular
z- ..-- IS likely 20 result i'll pro-
-- ru-.Iy aU Interesting anatomical
C. lot artistic perfection of beauty.
g),a.r,.r development Of the Greeks
G Glaus. il we may judge by their
%1> td uH' produce such develop
aL' SIS Te>.r among our trained muScu-
---.u> of Today.
Vel ta.EE that there is u finencSs
Oh. american figure. both male
M . F.. chs a. ~ ...HHaNal IN any
People IN the world. | mean that
.@, 90 have Il thoroughbred strain
- Iacr" has been 4 great change
p letter In the american physique
.st twenty FIVE or thirty years.
"t .a, ago 10 seemed Ia be the fashion
American mothers 10 hGye pale
.".'" children possibly because
thought they looked aristOcratic
Tax way. but now they feed their chill
.-,'rr. With bone and muscle max
'"- anil the little ones seem q
- Ear" rl beings. Go to our schools
j colleges to-day and ycu will find
aaed with strong, vigorous,
active, clean liLbed youngsters.
A@ The young men and women on
SHEETS, and see what tall, fine figures
nave tell You they are simply
And We have to thank for it
.oosn In cur habits of eating and
exercise in the highest degree.
"-..>h figure is large and robust,
~"'ttr. with COarser lines, and will
"2Eare tayOrably with the Ameri-
have no use for English models.
Nv York sun.