The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-21
LOCAL SCULPTORS
A Bad Feeling Showing
Itself.
AN OLD FEUD REVIVED.
1t Is Possible That Only Two Artists
Showing
1t Is Possible That Only Two Artists
May Send in Any Work-Mrs.
NauX'S StatuetteS.

The prospects for a good exhibition of
local paintings, both oil and water colors,
in the Midwin'er Fair are most encourag-
Ing, but the same cannot be said of local
sculpture. in fact it looks as if two or
three exhibitors would have the field to
themselves This state of affairs is not
due 10 any lack of material or sculptors.
but to bad feeling and various other causes.
The bad feeling may have more to do with
it than anything else and is the result,
directly ur Indirectly. of the award of the
Lick monument to F. Happersberger sew
eral years ago.
Rupert Schmid, the sculptor. thought he
should have the monument instead of Mr..
Happersb berger and said all sorts of un-
pleasant things, which were made public
at the time. Most people thought the whole
affair had been forgotten; that all was
smooth sailing on the sea of art. and that
everybody connected with the affair had
made up their III inds to improve the stan
dard of sculpture in California instead of
fighting. But evidently such is not the
case
There are in San Francisco about eight
sculptorS entitled TO a place "in 'front.', and
most OF these have been seen by CALL
reporter IN reference to what they would
Fair. Th" scuptOrs selected were Messrs.
Schmid, Wills, Edwards, HappersGerger.
Flohr, Gulllermo, Mrs. Fox and Miss Ride
out.
The first sculptor visited was Mr..
SchmId, who was superintendiDg the con-
struction Of his fountain at the Midwinter
Fair. lie was chosen because he was
known 10 be on the jury for the selection
OF sculpture to go in the art gallery.
When irst spoken to Mr.. Schmid said
he was not going TO exhibit anything and
was not certain that he would serve on the
jury. He gave rs his reason that he had
heard Mr.. HappeTsberger had been added
TO the jury, and if such were the case he
could not take part in the selection OF
work AS be suoke he warmed to his
subject. Mr. Happersberger." he said.
us sure To send in his statue OF The
Archer and | won't nave anything TO do
with such work in competition. ScClp-
ture is a life study. but Mr.. Happers berger
went TO Munich and made that statue in
the studio of enc of the professors, who
did all the work on it. When such men
can get in and get all The h0nors what is
tie use of a man wasting time TO do fine
thing?"
Mr.. Schmid talked for some time but
never allowed 1.-The Archer" to get ont Of
his mind. He SAID the statue in question
was better than Mr.. Happersberger was
ever able to 10 or ever would be.
While be was talking Mr.. Wills, who is
also on the jury, came up and said he had
nothing 10 put in the exhibition himself,
but thought Mr.. Schmid should put ia
some of his own portrait work, which he
was sure would attract a great deal Of al
tention. Mr.. Schmid said he might do so,
but would not state definitely one way 9r
the other. He wanted to know about The
Archer" frSj.
Mr.. Happersberger was next seen by the
reporter, and when asked what he would
exhibit said he had nothing for the art gal
lery except "'rhe Archer" which it was
his intention to send. ''It is my best
work" be said, land | see no reason why
] should not exhibit it, To be sure it has
been on exhibition before both in this city
and other parts Of the Stale, where it al
ways carried off the hoDors, but there are
thousands of people who have never seen
it.
In regard to my not making it," he
went on, Il have every proof that the
work was all done by myself. In fact,
the professor was sick in bed while | was