The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

M Miss r. julia Brachen /, ,,.,, n
Ms MT, Tsft's pupils who s sao'As o.,
scarcely GU, Of atpln' .a fame 'a y
ram Iame and wrinkles no ~, T., In Cha
rate And yet Miss pong ,Olser cola,
s ono no, come for the sss aS,''' .ns
succeeded not because ., ,s She
e %or,a. but in spite Of an ' s,.a a'oa
have discouraged ren Iused that ,s
masculine form. even IL }
Miss Bracken came n ~,
apple River River, Ill.,, when , un'' :,
was a delicate girl witho1 's' I'LL H.
money. She deyelonsS Su, lhfuens
, nas, art institute in the svep T,r talent
s daytime she earned the mops h
for that development ' money to d
An interesting story ,,,,..
Miss Bracken's perseys,. Illustrative
conrao,,o. i.aoie viii power Il ~,
connection with the work ), y ad
M Aaown statue illinois wele o -s' v
nations Msuo IS, OF course she was as.,
when she received the or %as .elsi
woman's board. The f,rnra IRON
Ia III In bronze and she was y vas Is. 70
$4,000 for 1t. was 70 Be ID
Unfortunately she rece,vs,.
orders at the same aim. 'soou
only three months time IN s sas
execute the three commission. ' .aa
succeeded in doing this to s'. saa
satisfaction, except her own. '' srs
before the time for casting. "a, Slp y
nois' she announced herdets,n u1s
Oh doing 1t over again" The lsS's.
the board demonstrated with ~ s ,aale'
pressing their willingness 10 ,. .s
But Miss Bracken was in earrss, .''.
work was hastily done and mus, \.
aside. uus' Dc
The new model was SLOWLY ,...,.
and the result was satistac,o," ''0
TO the clever artist herself. An,
II might be. for she had sacriacsS !,
nigh ideal a trip to Paris that mn,
met her studio expenses whils ., ~.
She had foregone a summer o NV
at Bar Lake, which meant 80 mu's
one In her ill-health, and IN nls.s
the tantalizing dreams OF fresh
sunshine and woods, she had ass
ity, a hot studio, the wettipg ana ~
mering of clay and only that Aue :,
sense Of the justice of her course 10 n
sole her.
To-day the statue Of "Illlpol, NJ
coming the Nations" is pointed an,
the rotunda of the state houss
Springfield as the work Of the lsaiI]
woman sculptor of the west"
Miss Carrie Brooks bust Of her ,s,sl
- a. ohCe IileIlke and artist
The modelling in head and pee.
strong and full of action, while tbs u
and pedestal are treated as pOu.ssss|
tial. 1t is refreshing to find an sr|
who Ignores the temptation o, uuuI]
realistic touches in coats, neckties :,
but leaves such details where M
belong. to the tailor.
Harriet Randolph Hyatt, thor,
working along the same line AZ M
clever young western artists. isay.
England woman. She was born
Mass, in 1868. She was puu
Of Henry Hudson Kitson at the Covl
lrt school. Miss Hyatt's special tale
seems to lie in the direction Of the
production in Clay of various emotion
Sorrow. pathos, or amusement d
shown so faithfully in her ideal u
portrait busts as to give the impressh
hat the expression is actually The
suit OF human experience rather thd
he mere handiwork of dextrous fngsI
upplementing genius.
There is no questioning the geniussa
incerity of these young women srl1
ors. They believe in their cOunul
heir art and in themselves. They a
esponding nobly to the demand for