New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03

r0nra.onta,ion OF Phillips Brooks that had beeh
attempted and so pleased with 1t were the fanny
and the friends OF the Bishop that aho'"e' I'm
mission was given TO Mr.. Noble Tor NOR I'M
portant statue to be placed as menorai !" VI.
Church OF the Incarnation at Madison-aVe' anu
-rh,rtv-efth-st in this city. The Rev Dr. Arthur
Brooks brother Of the Bishop. Is rector OF inns
church. and IT is through his lns"uhe"'""''
that this bass-relief has been secured
Mr.. Noble has just completed this WORK IN ,he
CLAW and II has been sent to the iouhnr! ioi
casting The present intention Is to nave "
placed in position in the church some time oerore
Cas,or The statue Is a little more than I've siz"'
the figure being six feet ten inches high an" uhe
entire relief. including the architectural po'ue''
nine feet over all In Its permanent position IN
the church the relief VIII he elevated cohs'oe'a
blv above the line OF vision. The sculptor mas
taken this condition precedent into consideration
In his modelling. As Is seen In the Photographic
reproduction, the figure seems OVERRIDING p"t ny
a nicely OF calculation. when finally In place. II
will appear shortened TO the actual height OF us
subject. six feet and four inches
Bishop Brooks IL represented clad In his sacer-
dotal robes. standing upon the platform beside
pulpit upon which his left hand rests. while the
right hand is raised In front OF the breast The
easy and as II the pr wnf5 w
mild gesture, an attitude familiar to all who re-
and simplicity or character tndt uistn-
gushed him, have been fully comprehended by
the sculptor and fully described. ,-..
There Is likely to be considerable discussion
aroused among sculptors by this relief for seyera
Interesting technical questions have been raised In
less than seven inches al the highest pont-the
back OF the right hand AT the same time one
would think that IT was In the highest relief at
least eighteen twenty inches several sculptors
have declared at first sight that 1t must be. The
general effect Is that OF full round statue rather
than OF low meZzo-relief. The figure stands
out sodly and impressively from the background
and il not a mere silhouette. Beneath the drapery
is good anatomy and firm flesh. real body. and
NOT the superficial shadow OF ore. This result has
hecn secured by original method OF modelling
Every part OF the fgure Is practically nat but
al the same time It is carefully kept In its proper
plane. -. <. ,,oe,. ,,,,rn,
have been easier. That would be easier In the case
OF any subject but especially so In Philips BROOKS
His large head not with strongly marked superficial
features though with abundant underlying char-
acter showing In the face. was hard TO handle IN
front view At the same time 1t was really the
fuI conclusions. Full face or nothing was tne prop,
lem that confronted the sculptor. How he met and
solved II the statue itself tells most enective'y
The architectural border that frames the nsore
Is part Gothic and part Byzantine II Is simple
and unobtrusive. but sets out the inquire more
strongly, and In its sentiment harmonzes admiraoIy
with the character Of Bishop Brooks. MS proad
ca holicsm his strong humanity. In the church
the relief will be surrounded with an elaborate
and richly colored mosaic Of onyx and marble win
appropriate inscriptions by Louis Tiffany.