Evening star., 1902-03-05
MODELS TO- BE SHOWN
xAT THE COR
CoRAN ART GALLERY.
Coming Competition for the Proposed
Statues Of Grant and
Mcclellan.

Arrangements have been made for the
public exhibition in the Corcoran Art Gal
,ery of all the models to be entered in
compe titon for the proposed statues of Cen
eral Grant and General Mcclellan All the
models of the Grant statue must be in posi-
ton by the first of April, and the selection
Of the one to be adopted will devolve upon
a commission consisting of General Dodge
president Of the Society Of the Army Of the
Tennessee; Senator Wetmore, chairman of
joint committee on the library and Mr..
Root, Secretary Of War.
The cost Of the Grant statue or memorial
is limited to $2JO,OOO, and thirty-six Ameri-
can artists have entered the competition
for it's construction. The commission will
select from all the models submitted six
which 1t considers the most meritorious,
and will pay to each of the six artists sub
hitting these models the sum of 81 600
The final selection will be made from the
six first chosen. All models must be in
plaster. They will be exhibited for two
weeks prior to rendering the final decision.
Some of the models have already been le-
ceived None of them will be exhibited to
the public, however, until all are in posi-
ton on the 1st prOXtmo.
The following 5 complete list Of the
competing artists in the case Of the Grant
statue:
Douglas Tilden, Oakland, CAL; Melva
Beatrice Wilson, Washington, d. c. two
models); L. Amateis, Washington, D. c.;
Waldo Story, Rome. Italy: Herbert Bar
bee. Luray, Va; Fl. K Bush-Brown, New
burg, n. Y: Cyrus w. Cobb, Boston, Mass. :;
Burr c. Miller, WilkeSbarre, Pa; Franklin
Simmons Rome Italy, and Charles Henry
stuhl F. f. Triebel. Gordon B. Pike, Albert
Jaegers. Solon H. Borglum, F. Elwell, Cyrus
+. Dallin. Warren. Wetmore & Morgan H.
NJ. Shrody Wilkinson & MagonigIa, Lo-
r.
dcre konti, Lord Il Hewett. John Francis
Brines, Max Bachmann, John J. Boyle,
Washington Hull, A. Phinister Proctor,
George Kellar, c. K. Thompson, Cutzon
Borglum, Ackerman & Ross, and Clarence
Luce, all of New York.
The Mcclellan Statue.
The selection of the design for the Nc
Clellan statue will be governed by the same
general conditions except that the time for
the submission Of models in competition is
May the 1st. The Mcclellan commission
consists of the Secretary Of War, Senator
Wetmore chairman of the joint committee
on library, and Brig. Gen. Ruggles. U. S.
A, retired. chairman of the statue COM
mittee of the Society of the Army of the
Potomac. Col. Bingham, L. S. A.. is eX-
ecutive and dsbursing officer, and Mr..
Merritt 0. Chance, private secretary to
Secretary Root, is secretary to both statue
commissions.
The cost of the Mcclellan statue is lin
tied to $60GG0, and a bonus of $500 will be
given to each of four artists whose models
are considered the most meritorious.
artists who have signified their intention
of submitting models for the Mcclellan
statue: Waldo Story. Rome, Italy; G. Tren-
tanove. Florence, italy; Herbert Barbee,
Luray. Va: Eugene Morahan. Brooklyn, N.
Y: John Flanagan, Paris, France; Cyrus
Cobb, Boston, Mass; John S. Conway,
Rome, Italy; A. Amateis. Washington. u.
c.: r. A. Ruggles- kitson. Boston,
Mass: Caroline Brooks. ST. Louis,
Mo-; Cyrus Dallin, Arlington Heights,
Mass; Edward Berge and others, Balti-
more, Md; F. d. Owen Washington, d. c.;
Copehart & Gioidani. Washington, D. c.,
and F. w. Ruckstuhl, Solon H. Borglum,
Warren, Wetmore & Morgan, Butler &
Rodman, John Francis Brines, Charles Ii.
Nehaus. ]. Massey Rhind, w. Clark Noble
Augustus Lake man, G. w. & A. A. Slough
ton, E. F. Patti John Borie, L. Lawrie, A.
Phinster Proctor, F e. Triebel, Wilkinson
& Magonigle and John Donoghue, all of
New York.