Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-12
WORK or SIR MOSES EZEKIEL.
Some Of the Most Notable Works by
the American Sculptor.


Some Of the Most Notable Works by
the American sculptor.
The following from the Cincinnati Com
mercial-Tribune will be read with inte-
rest here where Sir Moges Ezekiel for
merly lived and has many relatives:
Sir Moses Ezekiel Of Rome is visiting
his brothers and sisters I'm Cincinnati
Time has dealt very gently with the noted
sculptor. and he looks 10 Doe IN perfect
health. The model for @ heroic bronze
of Thomas jefferson, % be presented the
city of Louisville by the Bernheim
brothers. Of that city, is hts latest Ameri-
can work. and he has just finished f.. The
bronze will cost. when completed, about
$1,000
Cincinnati has no public monument I'm
any Of the parks by Ezekiel, but hts work
IS I'm several Institutions and In private
collections. Among these may be mem
toned: A marble bust of Rufus King. In
the Law Library: marble bust Of James
T. Mur0dch. In the Public Library. mar
bic bust of LongfelOw. marble torso Of
Judith" colossal bust Of Washington.
bust Of "rhe Martyr" portrait marble
relieve of Mrs Nicholas Longworth. and
several others in the Cincinnati Art MI
scum. Eden Park: marble bust of Alex
audor Mcdonald. at Dalyay clifton.
Several of his marbles and hronzcs arc
I'm the private collections Of Mrs. a. g.
Hohlueer. Mr. NJ h.. Moch, Mrs. H. E.
Workum Mr. Lawrence Poland, hr
Charles L. Mills. Mr. H. c. Ezekiel Mrs.
Seymour S1muels. Mr.. Gustavo H. Fries,
Mrs. Charles Fieischmann. and others.
Ills colossal bronze bust Of "David' IS
az the Cincinnati club, Walnut Hills.
Ezaklers reputation as O sculptor IS
worldwide. and Dee has made many works
for European. as well as American. p1-
irons. I'm Berlin are several, notably the
marble basso relieves of "Welcomo' and
"F.roweu' at the entrance of Professor
Leo's villa.
in Washington. u. C.. are tho eleven
colossal marble statues Of the great art
i.t, which ornament the Corcoran Art
Gallery. and the marble bust OF Thomas
Jefferson over the Speaker chair IN the
Senate Chamber
His marble bust OF Abraham Lincoln rs
u th0 possession of an eminent lawyer
Mir. Nathaniel Myers. OF New YORK city,
ami the bronze and prohyry monument
to che memory OF the late banker Jesse
scotsman s at the orphan asylum, I'm
Uncomfortable road.
For th, American Ambassador, Hon.
Andrew ID. White Mr.. EZEKIEL made the
rocumbont marble statue and monument
to tho memory of Mrs. White I'm the
cb9n-r OF Cornell College at Utica. y. Y.
Tho United Jewish Cemetery, on Wal
nut Huls. and Spr.ng-Groye Cemetery
Cincinnati, have several memorial monu-
mcnt5 from his hands, prominent among
which arc those of the late Frederick
Hausserck. lne Bischot tomb, and the
beautiful mosaic memorial recently erect
ed % tho memory of JeptAa and Ezekiel
Workuu;.
In tho collection Of the late James W.
McKOy. Of Baltimore sd, are his mar
bio statue OF Faith a marble bust Of
Christ" and the bust of Mercury
replica Of which is in the Art Institute Of
Chicago.
At tho Maynard Museum. 40 Wash
instou. ID. c.. i5 his colossal bronze bust
OF General b. b. H1tchkiss, the inventor
OK - revolving cannon
Tho city of Neuurno. Italy, has his
Fountain OF Neptune erected in 1855.
M DuI0n. OF Paris. is the proud pose
SCISSOR oi his marble bust of "POrtia."
aIr. Ezekiel made the memorial and
bust in Westminster Abbey OF Lord Sher-
brooke. and R. Alma Tadema, the paint
90. owns several OF hia works IN marble
and bronze. Many more ot his statues,
busts. and relieves are In England,
France. Germany Austia. and Hungary.
The only bust for which Franz List,
the composer. ever sat was modelled from
life in Rome by Sir. Ezekiel. while me
great musician was the guest of Cardinal
H0henl0he. 90 the villa de Este, Tiyoi
Several replicas OF 10 were made for diff
fcreut patrons, and a copy was ordered
in bronze for the Conservatory Of Muslc
az Posth. of which List was director.
The bust made ly Ezekiel or the late
Prince CARDINAL Gustave Won H1henl9no
brought him many orders for duplicates,
and among his patrons were the Grand
Duke of SAKE Meiningen and the King
of NurJemOerg
For ~ A. LOewenstein the Partisan
banker. he made marble statue 'I
eve" and DE has many other patrons
I'm the French capital 90 which has re-
Gently been shipped his rccumbent marble
statue OF Christ IN the Tomb 10 DE
placed in the Memorial Building. now be-
ing erected on the SPOT whore the bazaar
holocaust took place a few years ago.
The bust portrait Of Hon. Beliamy $40
rer is one of great number that ne mas
made OF distinguished personages.
Mr.. Ezekiel has probably the greatest
reputation. both abroad and in this coun-
tr, OF any American sculptor. and bis
works are certainly more widely dis
trlbuted. besides occupying prominent
positions tn public places museums, art
galleries. and in notable private collec-
tions.