The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-09-22
DEWEY TR1uMPHAL ARCH.
The Grandest Piece of Art Work Ever
Conceived in America.

The Grandest Piece of Art Work Ever
Conceived in America.
The contribution of the National Sculp
ture society to the Dewey celebration is the
most notable of ALL 1t will consist of an
| arch and colonnade to be erected at Madison
square, free of cost, although the PROBES
sional services of the artists engaged in
the work represent an equivalent of from
$4,000 to 100000.
The arch is to be supplemented by line
of columns, enriched with sculptures. The
arch itself is similar in general design to the
great Roman memorial arches, particularly
the arch of Titus. Its four great piers viii
have bas-relief decorations, and at their
bases are to be large allegorical groups, per
sonifying Patriotism, War, The Return and
Peace. The finals of the columns, on either
side of the allegorical groups mentioned, are
to be portrait figures, from eight to twelve
feet high, of famous American admirals and
naval officers. The committee of the Soup
ture society wrote to Secretary of Navy
Long to suggest the names of eight heroes
who he thought would most fttingly rep
resent the navy. In reply he suggested John
Paul Jones, representing the war of the rev.
olution; Decatur, Hull, Perry and Mac
Donough, representing the war of 1912, and
Farragut, Porter and Gushing, representing
the civil war.
The spaIalrels over the main entrance, on
the north and south sides. are to have bas
reliefs symbolizing the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans on one side and the North and East
rivers on the other, "thus," to quote from
the committees report, "to emphasize New
York's position as the most important com
mercial city of the country" The two key
stones of the arch are to be surmounted by
great American eagles, which will probably
be gilded.
Above the wings of the eagles shall, it is
suggested, be placed inscriptions, to be
chosen by the celebration committee, in rec
IGNITION of the services of Admiral Dewey.
A novel feature of the design is quadriga
of sea horses, drawing a ship, surmounting
the apex, of the arch At the prov of this
ship stands a figure, symbolizing Triumphal
Victory, with outstretched wings. This is
one of the most striking portions of the en-
tire structure.
The large surfaces above the minor arches
on the west and east sides of the edifice are
to be covered with designs in high relief, the
subjects of which have not yet been definite.
~ chosen, but for which allegories of "Ths
Protection Of Our Country" and 1.-The AID.
vancement of Civilization" are suggested.
As for the large sculptured groups to be
placed at either end of the colonnade, four
in all, the committee suggests some such sub
jects as "The Army" and ''The Navy" for
one end and "The West Indies" and 'The
East Indies" for the other.
A suggestion has been made that arrange
ments should be projected with one of the
gas companies to have the columns of the
colonnade topped with fambeau lights, and
similar lights affixed to the corners of the
cornice of the arch, while the arch itself
should be illuminated with electric lights.
The arch 10 to be built of the same ma,
teriai ~ that used in the gorgeous decora.
ton of the Chicago exposition, which. a. ex.
perience has proved, il capable of withstand.
ing the elements for ct least q year.