The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
A KENTUCKY GIRLS ART.
MISS ENID YINDELL TELLS OF HER
WORK As A SCULPTOR.

C0mulgsion ct the WnrtdNn Fair nt Whtch
other vosen Hesitated-Her Studies. work.
nnd Anhitions-A Statue or n Goif Player
A sculptor's apron isn't the garment most cal
culated to show OF the graces of n womans
figure. Still, Miss Enid Yandcll manages TO
look exceedingly we'll In one. Perhaps 1t is a
mistake to say she manages" She doesn't.
Fate settled all that for her, and loft Miss Yam
dell free to devote mind and soul to art. Miss
Yandcll is, In a way, one of Mrs. Potter Palm
ers discoveries; though probably her light
wouldn't have been hidden under n bushcl long
even II Mrs. Palmer had not removed the bushcl.
ut was the opportunity Of q lifetime" said
the young sculptor. as she stood in her studio
before n portrait bas.relief on which she had
been working. ~ had been working away on
this sort OF thing ever since I could remember
since the time when I liked making mud pies
more than anything else in the world. When I
had to choose a life work I didn't hesitate a mo-
ment. began studying at the Cincinnati Art
School, and was graduated there. After that I
went to Chicago and worked there under Mar
tiny. Though Martiny was my master, I worked
in Mr.. Tafts studio. Those were good old days,
and wo had a Jolly time. Miss Scuddor. Miss
Potter, Miss GAIT and Miss Brooks were in the
studio, too; and all those girls have done splen-
did work.
"Well, the Worlds Fair came along and Mrs.
Palmer wanted the sculpture on tho oman's
building done by a woman. but she couldn't find
any ono who would undertake II. There were
plenty Of women with ability. but 1t was such a
big piece OF work that mono of them had the
nerve to assume the responsibility. Ono day
che sent for me and asked IL / would take the
commission. You can imagine how l felt about
1t, but I knew 1t was such an opportunity MS
wouldn't come twice In q life. and seldom comes
ut all to q young worker. I simply couldn't
afford to be afraid and say no. SO took the
plunge and agreed to do the work. Work. Well.
I certainly did. You know the scale on which
months on the grounds. working with all the
forco / had; but I've never regretted under
taking the thing. 1t taught me a lot OF things
that / wouldn't have found out In ycnrs OF ordi-
nary experience, and, Of course, it gave me some
reputation. Ono of the seyenty;tbree medals
Exposition fell to me-, and l am very proud of it.
Only two others out Of tho seventy.thrce went
Most Of my fellow workers IN Mr.. Taft's
studio went abroad after the Worlds Fair. but
Is decided led. to .s S5en wo a year Win n New Ssr fo sitt frst; not
studying, with him you know. but helping to
execute his designs, He had q lot OF work on
hand for the Vanderbilts and Astors: and | got
q good deal moro experience. and found the year
a profitable one: After that I went t9 Paris
last fall 1 settled down here 10 stay. There you
And suppose, like most artists. you long to
She shook her head deeisivcly.
mo. indeed. This Is the place for q sculptor.
OF course. the art life In Paris Is delightful; but
Why. think Of it; there are 5000 sculptors in
srsas aSlIit spp msstsrs' WI tn sSsn Se' is %i sRer Hs
for a young SCULPTOR and, above all. for An
A Aon't fsil to a an 'a %Se neS4 'p GoaH e. " Sa sans h!
MES. He works there. but all his commissions
come from America. although the French
SSmle'' N a,s ' Se9e i Hs S Ses'ngg or sG"f the OF a 6Is
s~culptors are counted IN hundreds where. in
there is infinitely more to, be done. America is
building every day, and building more beauti-
to the idea of adornment. There isn't anywhere
In the world such a field for sculptors, archi-
tsusia sfa d dss9 to tSink Il abo %nk t. one wildly en-
The Kentucky attributes become very con-
spicuous as Miss Yandell warns to her subject.
I've been tolng +" she asks good .naturedly;
and the reporter. who has been casting furtive
gratefully. Miss Yandeli unceremoniousi pulls
the veil off a bust Of a woman.
We live toGoiiber here. Yes she's am INCEST.
i ins sSsIee Mel Pc ri K0 let li gou int in.o ,S a ssc aint Of Th sse
Invention. The French are SO clever about
things like that. See. here is a piece Of marble.
position lasts as we'll for such use as that; but,
Of course. it wouldn't do for exterior work.
rlor work a good many people object to tho daz.
cling Wilderness and prefer an Ivory tone. There's
q piece of marble tinted by a method of my own.
I've shown 1t to q number OF sculptors. and they
That bronze Hindoo at prayer was exhibited
medal. i did a big 25-foot statue. too. for that
exposition. 1t was a reproduction Of an antique,
handle without. losing the spirit of the original.
me manual labor was more than you would
strength required by a sculptor. One reason
there are SO few women s%culptors is because
b fnsy cant and stand .%u ihe P PhinRs strain s6s cni IN mf sstI"s
used to that, Just az shopFirls do; but
strength is a big feature of the undertaking.
One sometimes handles 1000 pounds of clay In
but. i tell you. 1000 pounds make an impress:
sion shn Sas ones muscles; When was working on
5 used M TO aat So r" tired shi9 aEs, m iSKeR Rn Waso n psr, ssTs
numb and limp and l would have to stop using
them for awhile. Now my muscles are hardened
even snf Get tor than name golf f for shs teal The ss"',P 3 phot Is
erapah Of me standing beside my big statue for
The reporter looked at it and suppressed a
grin; The pretty, f@oreeiul girl, reaching about
out Of PROPORTION aa' 70 oO the siss se Of the WORK. So iEoSuMyd isys
fa aMI took up another. photograph.
made sTh isr y int tn s,l ststq Hi,t of DANIEL sacI RoUno 9, that hat!
vile. did that Just after finished my Worlds
f t%iT TU %S,x jli but Il lsS been Tb DOING 1im some e. more . n wSrk
best thing I've done. 1t 10 for my native town,
you sec; and I'd like to make the people there
a little bit proud Of me i l could. I've done a
ment in honor of Mayor, Lewis. 1t is in
granite and bronze and is one Of the
l. love TO work on small things. TOO.
That drinking mug on the shelf is in "a rough
state, but may be you can get an idea Of it. You
the nymph. forms the handle. I've made the
model for the STOPPING boys figure on the lid,
but the nymDh 10 only sketched In. The mug Is
to be cast at Tiffany's."
" suppose the small figures ON the shelyes
are all portraits ~
"oh, yes" Miss Yandell answered.. Then she
waved her hand at one of the figures and smiled,
There's nothing classic about that, is theref"
The statuctte was a dashing portrait of a
sturdy. good-looking young American with his
hands In the pockets OF his golf trousers, and a
breezy air of vigOr and good spirits about him
that was positively contagious.
No. IL isn't classic" the reporter admitted.
Its GrystaIlized essence Of America; but It is
wouldn't have believed that an ordinary nine
teenth century fellow In a golf suit could look
so at home In marble. One would have felt
surer OF him In brass"
No Wifi No Lob.