New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-06
BRONZE WORKERS.

BROAZE HORh ERS.
Bronze. as everybody knows. is an alloy of cop
per and tin Copper alleged with zinc and bearing
certain per cent of zinc. furnished the tools OF
mankind during its entire upward development
from The store age the epochs Of iron and Of
sr.a7a Tho records CT prehistoric were cast in
bronze From the hairpins OF the cliff jewellers
-,sf.en and the kit OF tools cached by the Druidi
cal Celt 10 the treasure trove Of Greece and Italy
bronze was The dependence Of the world in art,
There is uoJning new 10 be learned in the art OF
bronze casting. out nlucn to be recovered from the
secrets Of tie past We can stHoS me N3 3 ,
measures hidden IN her Oosom. and work back 10
the golden Of Corinth and the projections OF
Never mas Bronze been Of more importance to
facility OF duplication Il destined 10 hold COM
1nandluS position in American art w en thirtN-
seven millions Of people want thing they Wani a
eood zeal 81 il. No craft IS more lowered with
august traditions and artistic secrets. IN its MKT
T-es ana melting its moulding and model making.
or IN the nparting OF its shaGowy patna Il Is one
uve arg - - s1eo one 81 the most advanced
T9-zz-cl.s 10 the advent Of The Her ~ Bonnard
Rome Cor.ra~y there had never been statue east
IN bronze in America In 1873 bronze workers.
shin and began tleir modest business in basement
in Noester-st-. New York. They were expert artif-
igeTs adopts in the manipulation Of metal but
were much handicapped by lack OF CAPITA. UNI!
mae in the yet uuvritter history OF metropolitan
art Kos 25 and 58s Mercer-st Their fIrst
important work was for William II Vanderbilt.
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was 70 deEe.2o 49, T9f,+7 41 his <ererce
al foreign metal work and attracted by the grow
Ing rsper5 M r'l ysSeri5iit Entrusted Henry &
youns EtI3. M Nj +T ,,r, s., ,is rev, mansion
Nos $40 and $40 FifTh-aYe.
In ls7s the firm obtained very large contract -
CITY Hall in Phiadephis In 1851 the present con1-
present Mana ging- Director and Mr.. A. Merritt its
PIss fter rs oresTizaton An order from Tenez-
uela for its famous statue Of Bolivar soon FOL
In certain sense the Henry Bonnard Bronze
COMPANY was the oftsrrlnS OF Prae'i ia MI ne
PHI INTO scrIpture ana with the development OF
civic pride and private wealth able TO main
tain at home her own sculptors. The 6eginnlnzs
had been meagre; but in the last decade a large
1Trnber Of American sculptors have not only
produced masterpieces but have been glad 20
esca pc the necessity OF gong ABROAD 10 SutSeEl.
tend the casting Of their creations. Mr. J. 9 A
arc; of Proe conded TO the Henry onnard
Bronze Company his statue Of George " ashinston
R I5 IN Wali-sta NeW-York This is to-day re
garded triumph Of the founders art II |s 5
eseo pounds and cast in six weeks and TWO DAYS
his VS. the berinrinry Of a series Of remark bic
LiS q 80 fc~ Ar1erTcsn sculptors on American
sol. French. Bartlett: Bissell St Gandens; buSh-
calverly Lopez, Martiny. MacCarthy Miss Ward
AlVard Bella Pratt Miss Rumb0id kinoa pa C3a-
lean artists who have awaited themselves OF the ia
name Of importance in American sculpture is num-
sered among its pstrons i3e GGps NO 4S seated and
soT equestrian statues At the last Paris Exposition
prize gold medal one silver medal and two bronze
medals, In the very heart Of the bronze inqustrs,
COMPANY exhibited on this occasion was its sreat
god Pan. cast in one piece from the nodeI 81
clark as gift 70 Central PARK, ,--..-- .. to
-,oTlding finishing and color II is becoming evil
dent that the better American metal obtainaoe
ship Of American workmen. fairly offset the IN
creased cost arising from the Larger wages com
lrTfS
nard Company is able to make larger castings tnaa
equestrian figure Of Washington, heroic size. by
French and Potter. were cast In one piece. for eX-
ample The method Of making such casting IN
perfection worked hy this company. gives
much greater security than the torTner pa. oL
casting many disjonted members ana men Gli I'M!
them 4 trifng detection from the original INES
will often totally alter the impression OF the Sest
ure conveyed by an extended arm
ANY color can BE- obtained here that is produced
effects in small troazes which depend upon patina
have been successfully met by these lnteingeenl
their statuettes and other small models side by
foundries. This company has also perfected the
only successful machinery for charging ana re-
ducing sculptors' models with mathematical accq-
Of statues busts and bass-reefs. special gallery
modes and castings in connection with the Henry
Bonnard Bronze Foundry is Of very practical value
Nc work N The TTen-y-Bonnard Bronze Compan~
Memorial Bronze Portals Of the three principal en-
frances % Trinity Church; The casting OF these
was entrusted 70 the company by the late Richard
Morris Hunt and letter from him attests his de-
light in result.
The company has now on hand the largest con-
tract ever given for bronze architectural work
IN house or palace. This is for the residence OF
Senator William A. Clark. Seventy -seventh-st-
and Fl. have All the windows. cornices. trim
and ratings 10 be Of bronze. in very ornate
designs. The windows Of the conservatory will be
cast IL niece American crafts have found their
best support in the discriminating patronage or
American artists and connoisseurs. but European
artists beginning 20 recognize the superiority
ot American workmanship. The Henry Bonnard
Bronze Company i now casting three statues for
Canada which used &c send her work 10 Europe.
and Paul II. Bartlett. The sculptor. although he Is
residing IN Paris. has lately sent them his statues
Of MiCheaneelo and Columbus TO ne cast for the
CenSressioral Library. The equestrian statue OF
Governor fTartranft has also been sent them from
Paris BY F " Ruckstuhl Nothing could more
siriktnglv show the immense strides made ny the
arr Of bronze founding here during the less than
quarter ~ century in which the Henry-Bonnard
Bronze Company has been in existence.