The morning call., 1894-05-17
MUSCLE AND ART.
Exemplified for Society
Ladies by Sandow.
Walter SoIly's Lecture at Stock
Wells on the Human Form
Divine.

Although If seems peculiar to explain a hu-
man BODY TO you, as il it Werea statue it is 10
be looked upon as q work of art and not as
being alive at aIl.'
It was The plastic and muscular Sandow
whom an audience OF ladies were told by SOlIy
Walter yesterday afternoon TO look upon as a
statue made by nature. Tie artist was lectuI.
lug upon the beauty q The properly developed
man, and had chosen the strong man. over
whose muscular development he was enthusi-
astic, TO point his moral and adOfn his tale.
AT the opening of the lecture Mr.. SoIly ap-
peared alone upon the stage, although the
plush curtain in the background gave promise
OF the exposition TO come "Since the begin
ming OF. The wOid ART" began The lecturer
"the human BODY has been the aim OF very
artist The works OF ancient sculpture, those
OF modern masters. the scuIptOTS and painters
OF the Renaissance, all showed the same in
terest IN the human form.
The modern SCULPTOR however has TO piece
a statue I0gelber-take an arm her, torso
there. because lie cannot find the perfect rep
reservation of human being without doing
so. Today l am sorry 10 say, degeneration
has taken place in art. which is called realism
''If it were true realism II would be all right
but when the artist finds his models lacking,
he reprOduces he ugly, the nasty and The i'm.
perfect, calling il realism.
Il wish 10 show that the realistic impersona-
ton OF the ugly instead of the beautiful Is
wrong, Mr.. Sandow has kindly permitted me
10 use him To demoustra tnat the ide al Of
Michael Angelo Is not an exaggeFatfOn, ina THE
Venus Of Milo and The FaTneSian Hercules are
not merely ideals that have been pieced to-
gether. but that their Projections must have
existed in one model.'
The speaker then alluded to the bones and
tissues OF lie human FORM. stating that lie
artist only has to deal with the outward appear
ance of IL. The principal muscles OF the body
were explained. aud the hearers were informed
that IN SandOw alone had Mr.. SOlly seen the
abdominal muscles properly developed. Ac-
cOrdng TO Greek standards the biceps of the
strong man were also compared 10 those of
classic statues.
AT the conclusion Of these remarks the plush
curtain was drawn aside and muTmur of ad-
mratlon went round as Sandow was diseOY-
cred Ia statuesque pose. The man OF muscle
ObigiDgly fell III various positions that more or
less res-mbled antique statues, the one that re-
called Ajax DefyiDg the Lightning" appearing
TO give most satl SfactiOn.
The lecturer then explained the subjects
muscular development, declaring that il was
more remal kable even than that OF the Far
nesIan Hercules.
so soon," exclaimed every one in disappOint-
ment as The lecture came TO an end after a brief
three-quariers of an hour duration, and the
plush curtain again hid 1.-The perfect IN n" from
sight. Ii was evident thst the noveliy of a lee.
Iure Illustrated by living statue had lent fresh
attractions o art, and the tnIerTanmrnt which
was given under Tie auspices of the Sketch
Cub, was pronounced perfect success by the
ladies present.