The times., 1899-10-21

in ThiS ana other Countries.
Sir Moses Ezekiel, the noted sculptor. is
expected TO arrive in this city in the course
OF a few days. During his stay here he viii
be entertained by Mr.. Lee Phillips, chief of
the bureau of maps, Congressional Library.
Sir Moses IS now in Lexington, Va,
where he is designing the model for the
bronze monument to be erected in honor of
the Virginia Military Institute cadets who
fell during the Civil War at Newmarket,
Va. In this engagement Sir Moses. then
a V. NJ I. cadet was one of the color
guards Before going TO Lexington, Sir
Moses was in Cincinnati and Louisville,
where he was at work upon the model for
a heroic bronze of Thomas Jefferson, to be
presented the city of Louisville by the
Bernheim brothers, of that city. This is
his latest American work. The bronze will
cost, when completed, about $50, 600.
Cincinnati has no public monument ia
any Of the parks by Ezekiel, but his work
is in several institutions and in private
collections. Among these may be men
toned a marble bust of Rufus King, in
the Law Library; marble bust of James
f. Murdoch, in the Public Library; mar
bic bust of LongfeIlow marble torso of
Judith colossal bust of Washington,
bust of The Martyr" portrait marble
relieve of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and
several others in the Cincinnati Art Mu-
scum, Eden Park, and a marble bust of
Alex Mcdonald, at Dalyay, Clifton.
Several of his marbles and bronzes are
in the private collections of Mrs. A. G.
Bohinger Mr. NJ E Moch, Mrs H. E.
Workum, Mr.. Lawrence Poland. Mr.. Charles
L. Mills, Mr.. H. c. Ezekiel Mrs Seymour
Samuels, Mr.. Gustave r. Fries, Mrs.
Charles Fleischmann, and others. His
colossal bronze bust of David" is at the
Cincinnati Club, Walnut Hills.
Ezekiels reputation as a sculptor is
world wide, and he has made many works
for European, as well as American pa
+ irons. In Berlin are several notably the
marble basso relieves Of Welcome" and
Farewell, at the entrance of Prof. Leo's
villa. His most pretentious and greatest
work is the colossal group of Religious
Liberty in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
In Washington are the eleven colossal
marble statues Of the great artists. which
ornament the Corcoran Art Gallery, and
the marble bust of, Thomas Jefferson, over
the Presidents chair in the Senate chamber
the possession Of an eminent lawyer, Mr..
Nathaniel Myers. OF New York city, and
the bronze and poTphery monument to the
memory OF the late banker. Jesse Selig
man. is at the orphans asylum, in Bloom
ingdale Road.
For the American Ambassador Hon.
Andrew D. White, Sir Moses made the
recumbent marble statue and monument
to the memory of Mrs. White in the chapel
,f 81 NJ
The United Jewish Cemetery, on Walnut
Hills. and Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincin-
natl. have several memorial monuments
from his hands prominent among which
are those of the late Frederick Hausserek
the Bischof tomb and the beautiful Mo-
sale memorial recently erected to the mem
ory of Jeptha and Ezekiel Workum.
In the collection of the late James W.
McKoy Of Baltimore, Md, are his marble
statue of Faith" marble bust of
Christ" and the bust of Mercury a
replica of which is In the Art Institute of
Chicago. At the Navy Yard Museum, at
Washington, is his colossal bronze
bust of Gen. B. B. Hotchkiss, the inventor
of the revolving cannon.
The city of Netturno Italy, has his
Fountain of Neptune" erected in 1884
NJ Dulon, Of Paris, is the proud possessor
of his marble bust of Portia'
Sir Moses made the memorial and bust
in Westminster Abbey OF Lord Sherbrook
and r. Alma Tadema, the painter, owns
several of his works in marble and bronze
Many more of his statues, busts, and re-
lievos are in England. France, Germany
Austria and Hungary.
The only bust for which Franz List
the composer, ever sat was modelled from
life in Rome by Sir Moses. while the
great musician was the guest of Cardinal
Hohenlohe, at the Villa de Este, Two j.
Several replicas of it were made for differ
ent patrons, and a copy was ordered in
bronze for the Conservatory of Music at
Pesth. of which List was director.
The bust made by Ezekiel of the late
Prince (Cardina) Gustave Won Hohenlohe
brought him many orders for duplicates
and among his patrons We're the Grand
Duke of SAKE Meiuingen and the King of
Wurtemberg. For NJ. NJ. Loewenstsin, the
Partisan banker, he made a marble statue
OF Eve" and he has many other patrons
in the French capital, to which has re-
Gently been shipped his recumbent marble
statue of Christ in the Tomb, to be
placed in the Memorial Building, now be-
ing erected on the spot where the bazaar
holocaust took place few years ago.
The bust portrait Of Hon. Bellamy Stor-
er is one of a great number that he has
made of distinguished personages. Sir
Moses has probably the greatest reputa-
ton. both abroad and in this country, of
any American sculptor, and his works are
certainly more widely distr buted, besides
occupying prominent positions in public
places, museums, art galleries, and in no
table private collections.