The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-15
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
Boston Papers and Spring
Ville's Young Sculptor.
NOTES FROM HEBER CITY.
Provo and The PrOhibItOry Ordinau CO
From Our Northern Neigh
bOrs-Etc.

Our young townsman, G. E. Daliip
has just succeeded in bringing himself
into the favorable notice of six leading
Boston daily journals; also other
papers of note. A clipping from the
Eueniag Transcript, is appended. A
synopsis of the young sculptor's career
may not be amiss at this time, and will
encourage young men, and women, OF
talent to press forward, and strive to
excel in their CHOSEN callings.
In the year 1880, when young Dallin
was only seventeen years old, his father
was engaged in mining at Tintic. Utah.
where some clay was dug, and the boy
proceeded to model couple of busts,
representing male and female charac-
tiers, which attracted the attention of
q. II. Blanchard. Boston man, who
advised Mr.. Dallin to send the boy to
Boston; aad expressed willingness to
aid in the undertaking. By the help of
the father and friends, sufficient means
were obtained to send the boy, and pay
his way and expenses for six months.
He was entered at the tudio of r. H.
Bartlett, Federal Street, Boston, where
he renamed for eighteen months, pay
ing, by his labor, expenses of tuition
and other incldentals. His first work
was the modelling of an Algerian
panther, which was sent home, and
purchased by Mr.. Aaron Johnson. He
has modelled busts of James Russell
Lowell, o. w. Holmes, Voltaire, and
other noted personages, also, equestrian
statues Of Generals Grant, Logan and
Others.
Young DalIln's success has been al
most phenomenal. Taken from his
home at the age of seventeen, with
only the rudiments of an education,
and no knowledge of the sculptor's art, |
he was landed IN classic Boston; and, |
within two years, he competed with ali |
Corners, among whom were his tutor, |
and one competitor from Italy, for the |
prize model for an equestrian statue of |
Pau Revere, and succeeded in obtain
ing the first prize, for which he received |
So 900 The contract was afterwards |
awarded him for the erection of
statue of the famous rider, which is to
grace one of Boston's popular squares.
This historic figure should nave been
completed last Sep ,ember, but owing to
some failure on the part of the con-
tractors, the means were not forthcom-
ing, and The work was, thereby, delayed.
The articles of agreement have been
recently renewed, and the work is to be
pushed to completion.
SpringvIlle is justly proud of her boy,
and watches with lively interest his
rapid advancement. He is only %
years old, is free from all bad habits,
S,-N +,.y, of,,II |
avoiding habits that will IN any way i'm
pair his ability for labor in his chosen
profession. Judging from what has
been done, may we not confidently ex-
peCt to see G. E. Dallin's name engraven
high in The temple of fame?
Here is what the Transcript says of
his Indian statue:
The heroic figure of an Indian
hunter, by Mr.. Cyrus E. Dalln. (the
young sculptor who is chiefly known
IS the author of the design for the
Paul Revere accepted by the
committee, and to be erected in Copley
SQuare), has been completed in the clay,
and is to be cast this week. 1t is an
ideal figure about seven feet in height,
IN an attitude of vigorous action, as if
just shooting an arrow at the game.
The artist has selected for description,
q fine type of the native redskin, tall,
1.-the and hardy, not too stout, but of
an even and balanced muscular devel- {
Opment. The poss is bold, and free in
giving from every point of '
view a combination of flowing and |
effective lines. The figure is drawn up {
to its full height; the left arm, hol ding
the bow, is extended horizontally, while s
the right arm is drawn up near the !
head, the fingers grasping the arrow,
which is aoOut to he sped with the |
rs Dldity of the wind in a direction to !
The left of the front. The whole body i
is simultaneously thrown forward, with '
the weight on the left foot, in stride t
which is both powerful and light, re-
Vealing a tiger-like suppleness, quick S
ness and force. The chest is well 6
thrown out, and from head to foot {
eVerV muscle is in concerted action. t
Ghe head is that of a typical North t
American Indian, with all the race !
i'll evidence, at a mo-
ment that calls forth all the craft, skill {
and concentrated energy of the natural
hunter. The long. sweeping outlines of 6
the nude form, as seen from one side, is t
audacious and original. and the whole l
treatment of the statue is novel and S
spirited. 1t is modelled with much I
learning and skill, the anatomy is I
studied successfully, and the figure is {
set up and Constructed with more than ]
intelligence"
SPRINGyILLE, April IL, 1888.