The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-14

A <e-vert patriotism hrea tnef through
the entire Lecture on American Soup
trrs'' de!sTer@6 ~ Miss Kate Campson Be-
fore the Seattle Art Leaxzzs ard school OF
Desigu OF Tuesday evening fzst, the mag
niTfca1t statuzry q war heroes a11 battle
monuments BY that staswart American.
James +. Key. furnishing co-gen1a8
theme. That dazIntiess hero. Phi ensTl-
dan was re inspiring raotfTs for TIE
Hcsaptorss first attempt & modelling. TIE
material being way prepared ~ his
mother from a recipe given bin By the
sculptor, jonathan Scott Hartley. When
TIE work was finished ard placed on ex-
ni5fttou II the Natianal Academy o. De-
Rizn it attracted the attention Of the
sculptor. J. q - Ward. a. whose SlgEea-
ff0n Gen. Sheridan examined the model
with characteristics force Sheridan de-
oiared the action uarve.cussy good. the
accuracy OF detail and likeness 70 himself
wondsrfgl. thers being a spirit il the eE-
tire work as 10 both horse and man
which could not wei % @qusled- Statues
OF Grant and other leading generals OF the
war we're suaeeg gsssntAy produced The
Eculptors statue Of Gen. John BHford Is
heroic iE size. and stands upon massive
granite pedestal All the other celebrities
posed for Kelly xuen he was az work
vpon ms models. and ~ that manner he
became thoroughly familiar with them.
bat Buf0rd ne had never seen ard had TO
work from photographs lie felt that he
was working IN the dark I'LL veteran
called ~ his studio one day ana, in look
ing Al the m0d-i. zaid: Gen. BufoTd was
. SoutheFner. sou know. and he had little
hands and feet. OF whteh he was very
proud" With this hint as r. clew 10 the
mans character the sculptor changed his
work. 20 that when finished Gen. Bufora
comrade, Gen. T.. r R0denBough. pro-
no1nce4 n as Bearing eloquent testimony
20 tha sculptoY-s genius. and the occasion
OF its unyetaEg was great professional
triumph for him. The eve bronze panels
surrounding the base OF the battle monu-
ment al Monmouth, y. =. arc IN the sculp-
tors best vein. They are the 'CoErseH OF
War at HepeweH." Washington Rally
Ing His Troops. Ramsey Defending Ills
Guns. Molly Pitcher" and "Wayne's
Charge" There are t~o similar la osets on
che Saratoga battle monument. Among the
seulptor's panel portraits Is one Of Ad-
mirai Worden and another OF Thomas A
Edison. ZeDiion ri. Pike. who discovered
Pixies peak. has been iramortalized by
statue, but the largest Kelly has thus far
produced is that Of Columbia calling the
nation 10 arms. IL Is a seventeen-foot
bronze on the soldiers monument at Troy.
y. Y. The figure ls that OF q magnificent
~ formed young girl. OF purely American
type. startled by the first shouts Of war.
she Is holding a trumpet to her lips. while
with her left hand sha extends a drawn
sword. BY such Illustrations graphically
drawn the lecturer demonstrated Kelly's
striking characteristics 20 be his vigorous
AmericanIsm. which knew no school and
was untrammeled by any onventionalism.
He taught his teachers new ways and
higher art. The generally expressed sat-
isfaction Of those who heard the lecture
was attended by the wish that Miss Cam
pion wou.d soon again address the league.
That monumental demi-god. Hercules"
Will be the subject of next Tuesday even
ings lecture. which viii embrace the
myths and marbles OF Greece associated
with the demi-god. The famous ''Farnese
Hercules" which Is Included In the league
statuary, viii be on exhibition during the
lectare. Those interested In art are cor
daily invited 20 attend.