The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
THE SCULPTURE SOCIETY EXHI-
BITION.
second Notice,


ington 10y Daniel &. French and Edward c.
Potter, the plaster cast Of the bronze statue
that was presented to Paris and erect ed
IN the Place Jena in 1900 II is unques-
tionably an imposing work scarcely big
with inspired feeling, hut eminently dig
nifed. having that mixture Of gracious
nees and elevated sobricty that Mr. French
gives 10 most Of his sculpture. | will not
say all, for We shall scarcely find these quail
les IN the statue Of Commodore Perkins.
He stands with his legs apart in sailor atti-
tude, but the genial bluffness is quite out
side Of Mr.. French's scope TO represent;
in his hands it results in something little
commonplace. He is more at home in the
bust Of Philips Brooks, though the rem
derng hardly PASSES beyond a comeliness
OF lace and alertness Of eye. there is little
suggestion of mind that could control or
a temperament that was winning
Probably he most satisfactory character
statue in the whole exhibition Is the Ben e.
jalnin Franklin" by John J Boyle H is
seated in chair, in an attitude a. firm as II
Is easy, and altogether picturesque The
character of the head and the expression OF
thu FACE are admirable; combination Of no.
biity, humor. intellect and kindliness. Por-
trait busts that particularly attract by their
strongly marked personality are Charles
Grahys -Dr Loui, Starr" William Ordway
Partridge's -pra:y the Explorer" and the
y. q A. Ward" Rabbi Gottheil" and
Joseph jefferson" Ly Charles Niehaus.
The last named also shows a colossal
statue of The Driller," a nude figure kneel-
ing in the act Of raising hammer to strike
a wedge. II is large in feeling as well as
| IN size, broadly modelled. finely com
posed, weli-coutrolled conception; emf
nently realistic and yet partaking of an
impersonal, typal character. On the other
hand, his equestrian group, -Triumphal
Return seems 70 drop 10 the kind OF
realism that l. merely literal
|, suggests an allusion 10 an elaborate
| model Of Charles J. Pike described as
sketch -Grant Memorial There is a
| ,emi-circular arcade. supported by Tuscan
columns sat in pairs. the centre being
| crowned 10y trophy Of flags. surmoun,ed
! by an eagle, while the faces of the two
| ends are .mbellished with groups In
/ the centre Of the composition il a pedestal
! carrying an equestrian statue Of the Cen
! eral Here, in the expression OF the archi-
/ teCtural setting, We have a similar literal
! ness. II may be correct enough, but in
ertly methodic the designer having APP
! Piled N" old forms instead Of entering
! into and expressing their spirit. There is
| l'tlc vitality in the conception.
Two works of Imagination claim at
| teution by reason of the seriousness of
their intention Ii A. Mac Ncn's h gh
! relief out from chaos Came the Dawn"
and laurado Taft'~ pedestal for a
| fountain The former in an upright panel
represents a surge If figures, mounting
ny untE az the top appears girls form.
The idea Is very interesting, hut, unfor-
tunately, the sculptor has hurried TO
conclusion, instead of bordering and de-
veloping with prolonged care the details
The figure Of Dawn, for example, Is only the
copy 81 model undeaii2.d and without en-
chautm-nt while the main group consists OF
few figures, with heads filing up the spaces
| between them. 80 ambitious a design
should have been digested until the imagi-
nation had ae>imilatcd IL and found an
adequately elaborate expression, for, az
II l., the represe NATION il sadly crude.
On IN" other hand MIR Taft conception
has evidently been thought out very closely
He gives to his subject the title Of The
Solitude Of the Soul" and represents four
nude figures. two Of each sex, grouped
round a rocky shaft; seeking physical
contact with ono another. but far apart
and solitary in soul II is an idea that,
perhaps, could have been more satisfac-
turlIy worked ont hy the u-o of two figures
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