The evening times., 1896-01-04
Famous Artists Exhibit Models
at the War Department.
VARIETY OF CONCEPTIONS
Nearly All of Them Represent the
General on His March to the Sea,
and Only One Shows Him on the
Battlefield-Several Meritorious De-
signs.

| models or the proposed new equestrian
statue OF Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.
The collection includes all the models SUBJ
| mitted TO the monument committee for their
| examination In selecting design, and
some of the great sculptors in this coun-
| try have entered the competition for the
| 500 900 contract.
| According to the terms OF the let ter issued
by the committee June 90, 1895, all models
| were required to be delivered to the War
i Department on or before January l, 1896,
Notwithstanding the emphasis given to this
| rule, u number of the artists failed to ap-
pear on the ground until Thursday, and
| others coming yesterday Y. Thiscaused decided
dissatisfactiona among those whomadc every
| effort TO arrive before midnight of New
Years Day, and a vigorous protest of for
NAL character is TO be- made.
Yesterday a petition was dra wn up and
signed by the artists who were punctual
| praying the committee that those cOmpet-
tors who did not fulfil the terms of the
| call be excluded from the competition.
| This vii! be an interesting question for the
| committee to decide, but. thus far, no
member of that body las expressed an
| opinion on the subject.
| The committee consists of the following
gentlemen: Gen. G. NJ. Dodge, chairman;
| Col. Cornelius Cadle, secretary: Col. j. F.
Howe, treasurer; Gen. ]. W. Noble, Col.
| d. B. Henderson, and Col. Augustus Jacob
|
| son.
| A LARGE EXHIBITION.
The competition for the Sherman statue
| has been as active as the committee or the
| public could desire, and the result is a
| large exhibition for the Judges to consider.
| The models will remain on exhibition for
two weeks. and during that time the public
| is privileged TO visit the War Department
and witness IL.
| the end the fOrt night the Judges
will probably have finished their examina-
| tion both of the models and or the accom-
| panyinS typewriter claims OF the artists
| regarding them, and will soon after an
nouncc the name OF the successful com
petitor.
diversity OF artistic treatment at the same
! time that there Is among many of them q
! strong similarity.
One OF the first models to attract ones
| attention on entering the corridor is the
| carefully executed work of Mr.. James +.
Kelly, the New York artist. Mr.. Randolph
n. c. Ever is the architect of the work
and is in the city looking after the interests
OF his model. Mr.. Kelly is somewhat well
known for his work on the Buford monu-
/ mcnt at Gettysburg. and the figure OF The
! Call 10 Arms on the soldiers monument ut
| Troy. n. Y.
| III the model of Gen. Sherman the col
! laborators have aimed to produce n thor
oughly cinblcmatic and historical monu-
| ment. The model calls for Il Quincy gran
| tie pedestal resting on polished steps, sur
! rounded by an unfinished pyramid. Ii ia
! the sculptor's Idea to reproduce the sim
| plicty and directncss of Gen. Sherinans
| character by producing lines such as an
| engineer would construct. The additional
| fact that an unfinished pyramid is the ac-
ccptcd symbol of the United States. rs
shown on the great seal of the government.
| model for pedestal. The pedestal is sur
| mounted by an equestrian statue of Gen.
| Sherman in bronze.
! AN EMBLEMATIC MODEL
| Around the bronze belt at the base are
| twelve panoramic relicfs, showing spirited
| actions, from information obtained from
| Gen. Sherman during the closing days OF his
! life. The figures III the reiefs are Of life
| size construction. The series are as follows:
| Bull Run. Rattle of shiloh, Admiral Porter
| at Black Bayou, Relief of Knoxville. Adairs
vile, Mcpherson at Dallas, Battle OF At.
| lanta. Destroying Railroads before battle OF
| JOnesboro. Atlanta, October D. S64 Hold
the Fort Glory, HalleIujah, March to the
| Sea, End OF the War.
SittinGs were had from Gems. Grant, Nc.
Dowell, Watson. Newton, Howard, Logan,
, Stanly, Fitzpatrick and others.
The figure has been constructed from sit.
| tngs by the late general himself. He is
represented as riding his horse on tie
march, and the animal is carefully picking
his way through the debris OF the railroads
which Sherman destroyed.
Several local artists have entered the
competition. Among them is Prof. l. Anna.
teis. of the Columbian University.
The model OF Prof. Amateis is a de-
parture from the conventional manner OF
placing the horse on pedestal. The monu-
ment is designed to he massive arch OF
granite, and Gen. Sherman is represented
as emerging from the arch on his horse
closely followed by his soldiers on the
march. On the monument pinnacle is
formed by two American eagles protect
Ing the Stars and stripes. and on the sides OF
the arch are alleGorical figures representing
Valor and Strategy. On the back a bas-
relief represents the battle of Atlanta. At
the head of tine two columns supporting the
arch in front are the words, "Pro Patria."
The artist has sought to make an unconven-
tional model. and he hassucceeded.
Another local artists work is that of an
American artist, Prof. william Ordway
Partridge. AS Prof. Partridge occupies the
chair OF fine arts i'll the Columbian Uni
versty, be may be called local artist,
though he has studios in New York and
Boston.
No. l, and the one which the artist him
self prefers, is a da ring venture.
A MASSIVE FIGURE.
1t represents an extreme school Of art,
though q very orthodox one, in that SIM
plicity of design has been studied, and mas
sivRness and endurance have been made the
striking characteristics. The horse is rep
resented as al rest. Great stability in both
the horse and rider has been sought after
and this monumental feeling extends
through the statue. 1t is a great war statue,
n G G ms
siveness.
In model No. Q the horse is represented as
on the march, and the whole figure of rider
and animal is animated. The pedestal is
plain. much like that of the first model.
Prof Partridge is the sculptor of the Grant
equestrian statue, which is to be unveiled
in Brooklyn next April; of the Shakespeare
statue, in Lincoln Park, Chicago, and of
the statue OF Alexander Hamilton in
Brooklyn.
One of the models most admired is that
submitted by Mr.. Adrian Jones of New
York. The whole statue is of an unconven-
tional type, from the fact that there is no
pedestal, properly so-called. Extreme ac-
ton is represented in the horse and rider.
and in this respect the model differs from
most of the others. Instead of representing
the general on the march. as most OF the |
artists have done, Mr.. Jones has preferred |
to think of him as in battle. Gen. Sher- |
man is waving his hat in the air and is |
turned in his saddle to encourage his men |
to further efforts. An irregular base OF |
rocks and earth forms the only pedestal for |
the statue, a nd running in front of the piinth |
are three soldiers representing the three |
arms OF service: artillery, cuvuiry nnd infan- !
Try. Back of the figure is the allegoricai 1
figure of Fame. The base is proposed to be |
of Georgia marble. In this model the art |
ist has made everything snbscryient to the |