New-York tribune., 1896-06-05

New-York June g. 1896
General Granville NJ. Dodge President OF the So
Dear sir The Executive Council Of the National
Sculpture Society. referring TO your letters OF the
1856. and to the KIND assurances given in them b-g
you TO consider the view of the recent competition
Sculpture Society glad TO aid your committee
IN The matter. as you will admit II i not usual for
Work, or for busy architects. to give Their time
day and hs Of valuable % time was freely given
1y g A. Ward augustus 81 Gaudens 3s ON L.
WsThne,on or a. reo,nste % by You in the name Of
your committee What they dil there was. FIRST. TO
select among number OF designs the two which
wer@ notably better than the others; second TO ad-
wise your committee 10 hold second competition
limited TO those two sculptors giving you a. their
especial for this advice that II would OFTEN
happen that the maker cf an interesting model
would he unable TO carry out the work on large
scl.e and IN permanent form: third. as you hal
provided to award 'onr money przss they gay gay
they selected fo further coMpettion ana Two % 70 r
Ths advice Of the Committee Of Experts was given
in the c.earrst way and with every precautloh 10
It was With great surprise and SIN greater res5et
that the National Sculpture Society noted the d.-
your second ana final competition two Of them. IN
deed. being those whom the rprrtent1 YES o, ,s
being the authors Of designs not - DESIGNATED IN
the first competition. as indeed one o, tnelI nar ~
tbaP ne soc,asy ba. learned that the award has
hn ana,ly rnaie 70 that one OF those sculptors
who were not selected In any way distinS iiShc1
or even named by the COMMITTEES OF Experts an"
whose model in the first competition WAS nor con.
silercd by the Committee OF Experts as worthy o'
consideration. 49,. l.. I'll
ar, SITS who entered the second competition eNpc' go
that their wOrs gould y" subm!tie1 10 ehp.il op..
ION The publ lad rgh; 20 eNpect tnAt eNprii
advice once asked. should he followed NJ "olir
OF artists who hoped hat IN your cointnlltre,
ac.i,n a e.cu would be taken toward . r"9sOnabic
md honest treatment OF their work nav" rlghi
10 fe.l and do feel iha; backward step mas Dech
taken. The discount. ~ Snown - @ ,n . ss-ds.s
ihr ,xtraord nary rebuff I'M c;ed upon the aTlSss
who mad. tho journey n Washington ar. OF si'fn'
importance compared 20 those pubic c3nslu''a'los
Tho National Sculpture Society D'H- 20 r.
n nj you that the very fact mat your com
n,lffce asked for eNDer: Advic. was "Nirn',
cnough that your committee real z"l your ncei
~ The society. therefore, took No'r InNlia
,ior N earnest as has been shown above W hd
had become OF that serious need ~ me alNl'e oI
those who were competent 20 give adv!ce wncn tl"
rr ana cr.-ic4. choice % y" made AS-ur"dly
,cS ,5,.,rs va not less needed when ihe large
s|,i. models ,e-c brought before vou-tho-e OF
uhi.b ON. vas CD he reproduced n The bronze Tor
.b,. r,.,tnu.I delight ~ 'hc people. tn" soc CIV
H. .o-nr.ll.d - infer. from all tina; has iakeh
mace thaf n was never the intention OF f.ut com,
mice - make any serious use OF professions /,
D.lni,n or - the knowledge and experience ~
a~,is.s hr; ma; kind of no'orie't ea'i 20 protr'
a. ,i,e exp.rse % others was what 'hat commute"
had most - view .t..,t,. ac,i,s,
,hn ar.'on of vour committee. ana w. axe oNrrN
means ~ appcaling 70 no public 20 lrdE" be w-"h
nv j. q 4. WARD Fr"sil"ni y >