Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-16
ABoUT UTAn's SCULPTOR.


Il is always pleasant TO the readers
Of the News to notice Is said
abroad Of any OF Utahs sons.
who achieve fame IN their various call
nfgs Mr. Cyrus Il. Dallin is one of
those whose artistic work has at
tactel more than common attention,
Recently the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post contained this interest
ug sketch Of Mr.. Dallln and his work.
1t bs.ng copied in other papers;
"a recent bid Of the Austrian gov
eminent for Mr. Cyrus Il. Dallin'e
bronze equestrian statue, The Medi-
cine Man was the first time that any
foreign government has made an offer
COR the work OF an American sculptor
90 De trected In a public place.
"lt Ia true that French's Washington
and Hartletts Lafayette may both be
seen lt Paris, but these were gifts OF
thc United States,
"Alr Dallin, born November o. 1861.
40 spingvlle. Utah. near the foothills
0f Die Wasatch mountains, Is the son
of a1 Engllshman who came 20 this
country IN 1851.
Young Dallln herded COWS. cut fire.
wood Gathered berries and shot ducks.
lu $50 be worked as cook az one of his
fathers mines 10 earn money 10 go 10
an a.aiemg at Provo.
"H lctnucr, 1873, he sent two clay
heads md two drawings 90 a fair at
salt luke City, and In the following
spring &. II blanchard, OF silver city,
lnI Iao 0b Lawrence, OF salt Lake city,
IlH tia expenses 20 Boston, where he
rn,arI The studio OF Truman Bartlett.
Boz lSI he began TO study with Sidney
M0. and In 1882 opened a studio OF his
DNu
'ln May. lSsS, Dallin's Indian Hunt
er rc,aivei gold medal as the best
r'p.p NJ sculpture at competitive eX-
h.bton ana he went to Paris 20 study.
"Ia Il famous for his studies Of I'm.
lans HIS equestrian statue. The Sig
raj NJ Peace received a medal and d.
p'0m5 "A the Chicago Worlds fair and
! Ua. fought by Judge Lambert Tree
ana gyen 20 the city OF chicago Whlle
In I-3h In 1894 Dallln modelled tho
bronz ellded angel which surmounIs
Doe srIre OF the Mormon Temple.
1'ha Medicine Man was highly es-
,aemal by French artists and was
given a fine place IN the salon of 1899.
.llr Dallin Is at present teaching IN
OH lr school IN Boston, and lives In "a
beautiful house at Arlington heights.
.}lr Dailin and Miss Rosa BOnheur
ha,4n. EXCELLENT friends IN Paris both
rs.rF Rutfalo BINS Indians and horses
for rolels when the show was there.
aI Veil remember said MI pallin,
5r. d. y me first occasions on which l
slU tt II was at Buffalo Bills, and
a taslIar was holding a horse FOR her.
a,Wbsn she dismissed the hostler she
gave Ma, n franc. on his return 90 his
CONN. Mons he was asked, what did
st. exc YOU
a.i.t Ae, YOU the franc that IFS a
WON returned one Of the other hos
I'm i, replied the first and, re-.
.,..'. y n our group he asked one of
iF. uor,en the sex OF the painter
.tt ~ -. ~ was told. he collapsed Yet
t,. .' 80 was not so much % be Won
Iar.I ~ FOR she wore long oiue
t,r. We, her dress, a SOFT felt nat
and r.aoked cisarelte 100, o,,
r,.'" NJ W. pailin. the day Miss Bon
l'. ~ ~ valuable ring 10 Rocky
~. - ~ chief who had been sitting for
h., NE ae asked the Interpreter who
g ' ~ ne ring TO tell Rocky Bear
, acnor wished o. thank MN IN
~. ne ' az his patience. and TO say
, nv, . ~ .i,onor's name had meaning
r.. .n ssa any Indians that bonheuI
heiheartcdncss, and that sem
,f... ~ wished 20 convey
. a- sn,5lan's reply deserves 70 pc
lle 'nI 10 said. I slip this ring
.''.. Ca ,osen OF friendship. The hnser
~, ITO 70 be taken on before the