New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19
LOVERS OF HEINE ALARMED.
NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY AGAINST
THE ERNST HERTER DESIGN

IT'S REPORT TO TIE PARK BOARD RECOMMENDS
REFLECTION OF THE FoUNTAIN-DR ERNST
RICHARD EXPRESSES STRONG OPPOSE
TON TO Such MOVE
DISTINGUISHING Germans who had decided TO erect
2 memorial to Heinrich Heine in Central PARK
felt az though they had been dashed with co'a
water Yesterday 1t was all on account OF rec
concentration by the National Sculpture Society
to the Park Board that the Heine Memorial fouh-
tain design OF the Berlin artist, Ernst Herter DE
rejected.
Dr Ernst Richard member Of the tX-
ecut,ve Committee in charge of the fair at Lenox
Ixceu,n in aid OF the Eeine memorial. vigorously
,pposed the decision If the National sculpture
Society. He had photographs OF the proposed
memorial which were shown TO the COMMISSIONS
ers He explained that the memorial was the
wor, Of Ernst Herter, a well-known artist Oh Der
lin and that 1t received the unstinted cominehua-
lion Of such men as Dr.. 4. kips, or the hoya
China Mandatory, and Ludwig g. Pietsch' who
no said. was the best-known art critic IN Ger
many 80
"Mr pletsch," he said. wrote to me as fol-
lows
1.-The IIeine memorial Is a creation OF art
equally eminent in completeness OF thought do
well as mastery execution, ana worthy Vi INC
great poet IN whose honor It is to be erected
DIR Richard said that one OF the members OF
the National Sculpture Society mad reH'''Neu
that the Germans could erect as many STATUES Do
they wished in Tompkins Park. The ADVERSE ie-
mort Of the society was published at time " men
tho fair 10 swell the rand for the helhe '''
had haen started and the effect OF condemnation
nv the Park Board had a serious effect on us sue
oasa ue strongly urged the Park Board TO give
tho matter further considerations Inc HelEiaii
societies. he said had already raised Sl2'o0V'
THE sOCIETY's RECOMMENDATION.
Tho letter from the National Sculpture Society
follows:
Charles DE F. Burns, ESQ, Secretary Dep"' ''''"'
sr IN reply to your favor of July Il refer
ring 70 thIs society the matter OF passing upon me
artistic merits of the Heine Monument wnlc bsreby
yo to & copy in 20 full Of the report Of the
mtae appointed for that purpose Inc oan and
pphotosraphers details. furnished by Louis WIND
n "T5e eommittee to which was referred the sub,
ject OF the proposed ene FOUNTAIN peg have seen
how the monument which they feel called upon !.
the rajfSSi a Of e Society has any
sorship this Is an occasion to exercise IL. D0hsu,
ering the size the taste and the sculptutai anu
&c a 9Satss Would o. in Be in
the authorities that It is the kind OF monument
boe hen made hitherto. The committee do not
sIgnalize this monument as more oDJectionapIe thai
WorE b,t desire 10 emphasize dlsapproval OF the
erection Of more monuments belonging IN inc CHASE
"H Thia report was handed in at the last nights
of the 70 be ne to ne
Parks II it shall appear to the Board shst 'hI5
This mater it can be said in extenuation that the
| Importance Of the subject demanded me caretu
| could make up and this was impossible during tnf
summer months v whsn SO may RcKs yp Tic
New-York. Nov b. 1879. secretary
The matter was ordered filed
| Previous to reading the communication from
the National Sculpture Society one was read
| from Alexander Doyle. sculptor, of No. 22s
| East Twentcth-st.. strongly urging the Park
Board To take from the society the power tc
! decide on the acceptance of statues
MIR. DOYLE MAKES OBJECTIONS.
Mr.. DOYLE urged that sculptors could not
Judge other mems works, because they each had
the prejudice Of some school, and that they
were the mos. row-mnded of Judges any
| how He said that impossible standards should
not be put up for non-member5 of the sculpture
Society, nor should the reputation of any artist
be placed az the mercy Of malicious judgment
by professional rivals.
| He knew Of an instance. he said, Of an injury
| to sculptor coming from the power exer
cised by an officer of the Sculpture Society. and
that the maker OF a statue passed upon to-day
might be one OF the committee TO pass upon the
| works OF his critics tomorrow. The beauty OF
this you tickle me and ! tickle you arrange
ment is obvious was Mr.. Doyle's way OF putting
| IT, The Judging OF statues, he thought should
! be placed In the power of non-professiona
| connoisseurs, unmoved by professional jeal
ousies.
The letter was placed on file.
The whole matter was lait over until later
| meeting for final consideration