New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21
FROM STUDIO TO PEDESTAL
NOW THE STATUE WAS DESIGNED AND
MADE.
IT'S WEIGHT AND NORTHUMBERLAND CREDIT
NM ro THE sK1LrUL AND THOROUGH
WORKMANSHIP OF THE HENRY
BONNARD BRONZE COMPANY.

BoNNARD BRONZE COMPANY
I'll. fac. and figure the movements and the manner
OF Horace Greeley were so full Oh chAra''', w ,n
dIyIduality. that they offered To ). " a. ""'N.
scuptor OF the statue so lnuch chooc VI -,
that by its very abundance 1t Increased t'c u.. w
~ his task People who called on the h'sC h"'" "
Tho Tribune when he was busy az HIS NIX" ~
nor,,.r the inouiring side look with when tic 'uc
hIs face to regard them. willie his fingers sun hep
tracing on the paper before him the peculiar ",""e
that was the despair Of the composifor uh"'e" W ~
An attitude akin to this. bnt more easily su'1'p'.r
~ artistic treatment. was' chosen by W. "'''' '
much Thought and experiment .
Mr. Wnrd's Greeley Is seated In lounge char "'''
ing in his right hand copy of The Tribune his F''S
Of which has been interrupted by som" one 1T w" '
he looks with that peculiar side glance. ih' "e"'
! which has been faithfully and cAcellcnty '''' u.
bronze from Mr.. Warts model by the Henry i"''"'u
! companv would, " standing upright be ao''"
| o,.ven q Of high This i a little more than hci"'
,izc and vet not strictly speaking Colossal
heroic figure In statnary being one "nhh '''c P''
.ibilit,cs OF nature, while colossal iar eAcee"' '
| T,s statue rests on a pedestal ct polished srahc'
designed BY Richard VI. Hunt the architect ana III
| scribcd
yorace Greeley Founder Of The New YORK. Tr' h''
II is placed at the Nassau It. doorway OF The lD""'
| business ONCE, and opposite II III irih'l''" "o
! snuaro "a the >tstle 81 benjamin FRANKLIN mo
statue Of Horace Greeley j. said by the friends al"
| AS,Oft VI
| r.m.rknbe piece N work. Eeffe the model cf'
Afr Wards ,tndio at 80 lIJ Wc>t Fitty.Seconh ST.
! IL WAS submitted tn the critical Inspection 81
| .cyeral mon who had known TIE great orlgiha anu
their verdict 4, that Mr. Ward has b""n highly sic
| .,ul TO achieve this end Mr.. Ward spent many
| LIBRARIANS day, and nights. He had the advantage OF
having mot Mr. Greeley in the flesh and Ike all ~h"
| Jaw him. Mr.. Wards mind wa> Impressed by h's
| image Mr.. Ward also saw Greeley after dcath' ana
with his own hands made max N "r"iey > 'A'c'
Mr. Ward gave long and careful >tndy to the chaa'cr
manner and habit, Of hi, subject. aud he was aided IN
nj, work by pictures and photographs lent by MISS
| Gabrielle Greeley and Others. Nil Greeley sent y
| cast Of her father, hand to Mr. Ward. Horace
| Greeley had a hnc hand with long taper fingers.
CATCHING riIr EXPRESSION.
| ON. div willie Mr. Ward was making sketches Will.
! lam e. Primo into his studio"
| "Mr. Prime .aid Mr. Wari. "ju. take rcws
paper and initiate ';rcelcy sitting reading
Mr.. Prime did as he was a>'rd
! Now Mr. Prime said Mr.. wari n'c'rnp'i's him,
and Mr. Prime Iuok.S mp at h.n with the Greeley
| look"
| Mr. Ward was Delighted III. impression OF ore az
the most characf rrlstir Of Gr '> attitudes was ron
! Hrh,et. and h" proceeded I" "inhsiy u.
In ,arr,ing out the details Of tn" is1:ir Mr. ward
adhered a. closely Il. possible to What tradition and
rrminscrnrc preserve c"rc"rnir- th'li u h''-' "'
rrmcmhcicd that the p">,'ii". %! hi, treatment "'''
limited hy cons, tcnrr with art. &c cf"'t IL i 'Aa'
which iua.c, the difference between tr'i'" ''''"'
| md n fgur" in WAY WORT show III" br""/e WV
lev for instance. dr., not wear 80" ;'' t'' "' ""'
,hc ,louch hat md pa'" IA III" r. i"''I''i"n' nor
do the trnliiiulary bnndls 81 lip"r> ana t"r> Inc
c,stna vus reproduced with considerable c>artne''
| For ins,nncc Mr. Ward hni nn "rrr'o'f f''h'o'''i
exactly ms Mr.. Greley used 70 war h> 'd 'h'"" "'
accurate study Of IT, Ii' hh. al" brought "" III
dicatious VI the customary dIc>> '""' an" INV
/ out waist, oat worn beneath the otcr'o"t ana th'
| oil nd
r,pr,,.nte< ,;r~lry'. tr"n-cr- lot tucked INT"
nj, boot. hut the wh"" c'"'t "i III" '"-'""' ! '"'
les. enough % De faithful - nature. Will" + 'r"' "
| ART.
I'm the absence OF .rrfa.l.~. thr f'" ~ the Echc
wears the ind ION 81 .hor, >ish"n">> III III" ''h
| v,,, marrow puckrrcd eyes. H." char III w'th
Greeley sits has II. profo,I" in on" NOW IN Mr warn
| ur,c>.ion. The single arm afforded me 'h"'c VI.
An easy pose, and the fringe arnii III" b'''"'" ""
The chair IA dealing with which the Henry P'h'''"
bronze Company found mn h'n'ai" ana "''''"I par
~ their task gave Mr.. ward thu >'hdty ami n'lne''
Of effect which enabled Inn /" d.'ph'c Win ""'
elaboration of tac kgronnd or Gne III ~ '"ir"''"-
In lieu of drsprry
MAKING TIL. M"ii.u>
Tho compctcd model W.. aiken for casting mo
enduring metal !" H." Il'nN li'nnMi bronze ''''
p.ny WHOSE foundry l. AT NJ. $50 i'' west HN'c'""
A. The first step In thu dIih' uli ii"'>' ""' III.
making of sand months for tn" Hg'I" l"'''N" NV"
preparation Of the mouds. bee ans" they h'o "' ""''
Ia he exact rcprotncton> II the m'sic but ''d u
be kept IN a dr., my Ioom in temperature ~ -'-
degree. Fahrnlcit until al moisture ""' 'h"'-"n
expelled. The sand used IN Tia" hih''S ~ wv "
pr,ud, I. French sand ri IA peculiar quality. II L.
| imported from I"ntcucv aux R"-'". about "N INV
trou, pur. When tn. n'ulds had cooled they "'t'
| uaccd IN h,g non na>k> weighing eight 81 ten tons
The metal composition wa' then pif'l'rN' u con
sisted Of ninety part of r"ppri ANA ''h vi "'' '
! lr,.inc.I. This j. the formula al the ah'"''' anu
c,uu,a bc improved. \ l,rrr ot bronze 1000 YEAR
| Old on being auay kcd VIII be fiuhd u" '"h''" NV
same constituent, In il" same proportions IL "
t,rrIcy statue some yinr added Ia the MY
tur, but ly the time the casting took place TIE ~"
had been nearly all volatil!rrd Abon' ',oD pou"''
of metal We're put In pluinb"s" 'in'lb"> an" ""',
hour allowed for tn" melting IN "F'cr '"'' NV
mass might bccoulc Thoroughly homogeneous.
Evcrvthnr was then In rea.iinc,, for the ra>tinS
! Tho principal casting took pla," IN july ~ IL "a'
mad" under the supervision of Eugene T. A"cae". Tue
Ape ah d Grr lon OF Ernest Xnry n u The fndr>
/ The crucil,r> were hoi>tc' from inc hrhi''N ~"
emptcd into large vessel
THE MOST CRITICAL MJNENT OF ALL"
A crane hoi,tcd the liquid filled ladc or vessel
and held 1t over the flask continuing the moildS ih''
IL WAS poured. This the most critical part "' t'
Who'll. operation, because. Ia insure perfect nov" '
bronze had to be- at exact temperature. ii TN
temperature should be ever little To Oh. or ever -
little too low. the casting would be spoiled The wori
Of months WAS only question of seconds. NJ thu
proper moment the foreman gave the order and th
, content, Of the crucibl"" WAS discharged into
res ,rvuir on the top VI the flask.
Then the plugs at the bottom Of the reservoir wrr,
withdrawn. The "wlu,hing" noi." Of the ruth Of nj
followed and with the characteristic color Of It's In
grcdicnts making lively display the metal plunRcc
into the mould Presently molten bronze began I,
top OF tho hask. and by III, It wa known that IN.
moments Of time After four days cooling The statue
taken out Of tho flask dipped In acid and pasSet
mounters worked OIL there. under the superintendent
Of the foreman. A. r. LOrmr.
Tho statue weighs zoos pounds. II east IN uu
, pieces Us follows: Heed and body weighing NJ
pounds. chair 1883 pounds. base 80 pounds. and tn
hand holding the paper 242 pounds Work was begun