The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-01
GRANT TN VARIOUS
EQUESTRIAN poses
Models of Statues Now Being
Placed in Position.
TWENTY DESIGNS SUBMITTED
Entire Basement Floor of the CorcOran
Art Gallery Building Devoted TO the
Display, Which Viii Soon Be Thrown
Open to Public Inspection.

The competing sculptors are busy today
setting I'd their models for the Grant
Memorial statue in the basement OF the
Corooran Art Gallery building. It is ex-
pected that all the models will be in po-
sition and the exhibition ready for public
inspection in the course OF a few days.
OF the thirty-six scuiptors who were in
vited to participate in the competition
nearly all accepted. but later seven Of
them withdrew. leaving twenty-nine. Of
this latter number there are about twenty
who have their models on the spot. and
it is altogether likely that the ones not
now represented have changed their
minds about competing.
Entire Floor Taken Up.
The entire basement floor Of the Cor
coran Art Gallery with the exception Of
the room containing the TayIoe collection
Of paintings and statues. is given over
to the exhibiting sculPtors- II was found
necessary to add several electric lights
to those already in the gallery as the
basement Is naturally too dark for exhi-
bition purposes.
All Of the models are set upon wooden
stands which bring them TO a height
where they may be viewed to the best
advantage. On account Of the limited
amount Of space and the presence Of the
pillars in the basement the collection has
a rather crowded appearance.
Various Equestrian Attitudes.
There are equestrian Grants in all at
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a horse. Some OF the proposed statues
would represent him as sheathing his
sword and others as looking steadfastly
ahead Of him in the attitude OF a general
surv ,ying the battlefield None OF them
however. portray him in his favorite and
characteristic pose OF leaning against his
horse enjoying a cigar. The statues are
surrounded by the usual figures symbol
( ical Of the great generals various attain
ments in war and peace.
TIE site for the monument has not yet
1 been decided upon by the Grant Memorial
Commission Nearly every section Of the
city has come forward with some very
reasonable claim.
How the Design VIII Be Chosen.
From the models exhibited there will be
six selected for the final competition by
the committee thai has the matter in
charge. This committee includes the fol
lowing gentlemen: Lieut.. Gen. John NJ
Schoheld. retired; Maj Gen. Wesley Mer-
ritt retired, Messrs- Durham and Nc
Kim. Of the Park Commission, and Nj.
Augustus ST. Gaudens. the noted sculptor.
From among the six models selected by
Z this comSitJee. the final award viii Of
+ course bg made. The award wjIl not be
amounted untn after The general public
has had an. opportunity 20 inspect The
models.
s Besides t}ao collection in the basement
Of the COrcoTan Gallery there IS one room
in The War Department devoted 10 the
purposes OF the display.
List Of Competitors.
Tire names Of the scuIptors who have
responded 10 Oh, invitation are as fol-
lows. although I'll OF them have not
as yet sent their work.
Douglas TiIder. f. z. Triebel. Franklin
simmons. Gordon Pike Melva Is. Wilson.
l.. Amateis. Waldo StoTE. Albert Jaegers,
Sulon r. Borglum, Cyrus j. Daliin. War
ren. Wetmore e Morgan. Charles H. Me
hausc. J. Massey Rhnd. LupeZ. Rabb 4
Hornbustel. Burr C.. Miller. ". W Man
att, H K Bush Brown, John r. Bieues,
Max Bachmann. John J. Boyle. H. H. Kit
son and Washington Hull. C. x ThOmp-
son. Gutzon Borglum, Cyrus W Cobb.
John DOnOghue j. II. F-eedlauder and