The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15
JUDGESHOLD SHRADY
MODEL IN HIGHFAVOR

of all the designs submitted, your COM
mittee has selected unanimously those O
| the following six persons as best adapted
| to the respective sites selected by them:
Henry Merwin Shrady.
"One of the two designs submitted by
Charles Henry Niehaus. sculptor. asso-
ciated with MIR. Henry Bacon, architect,
namely. that with the group and square
platform.
y. Massey Rhind, with Bright & Ra-
con, architects.
Charles 4. Lopez and F. G. r. Roth,
with Henry Hornbostel, architect.
Waldo Story.
Burr C. Miller.
'Of these six the committee finds. sub
ject to slight modification of detail, the
design of Mr.. Shrady to be first in in
trinsic merit and best adapted to the site
indicated, on the axis of the White House,
on what is known as the White Lot.
THE committee finds the design sub
mitted by Niehaus & Bacon to be second
in intrinsic merit. 1t is perfectly adapt
able to either of the sites suggested,
though not so desirable for the White
Lot site as the one before mentioned
Respectfully submitted,
For the committee:
~ NJ SCHOFIELD,
Chairman.
Augustus Saint Gaudens, Acting secre-
tary."
Letters Submitted.
In addition TO the report the committee
submitted the following letter:
Washington. D. c., April u, 1902.
Gen Grenville NJ. Dodge, chairman; Hon.
George p. Wetmore Hon. Elihu Root,
Grant Statue or Memorial Commits
SION, Washington, d. c.
Gentlemen: The committee thinks it
desirable, Notwithstanding the brilliant
character of Mir. Shrady's composition. to
be assured of his powers to execute a
figure of Grant with the nobility and re-
serve power thar it should possess. On
the other hand, the qualities OF Mr.. Me
haus' work were of such high order and
were 50 close in merit to those of Mr..
That the committee feels it would
be unfair TO Mr. Niehaus TO reject bis
work without another trial. Furthermore,
in view of the fact that since the compe-
tition for the Grant Monument was ins;i-
tuted the proposition to place three eques-
trian statues together at the head of the
Mall, in TIE center of Union Square, has
been urged in the plan of the Park Com
and also in view of the Lossibili-
ty of this equestrian figure of Grant be-
coming the central feature of this portion
of the plan of the Park Commission the
committee begs to sugges- that. before
finally making the award Messrs. Shrady
and Niehaus be requested to execute an
other model of about four feet in height
for the equestrian group of General Grant.
AS this enlarged model would involve a
very serious expense 10 the scu -ptors, the
committee suggests that an appropriate
sum of money be offered in remuneration
TO the unsuccessful competitor
Although outside of the instructions of
your commission to this committee, the
begs leave to suggest that
while the central site, namely, the White
Lot. is well adapted for the purpose of
a monument 10 General Grant, the placing
OF any kind of a monument in the White
Lot circle is extremely Objectionable from
an artistic standpoint and is an encroacn-
ment upon historic ground.
The four corners of the White Lot
square are deemed mighty appropriate
places Tor subordinate military monu-
ments, but neither one is suited il digni-
ty for a site for a monument TO General
Grant. Respectfully submitted.
For the committee
-. NJ. SCHOFIELD. Chairman
AUGUSTUS SAINT GAUDENs.
acting Secretary"