The Washington times., 1902-04-02
GRANT IN PLASTER TO
Be PLACED ON view
Models of Equestrian Statue
at Corcoran Art Gallery.
ARRANGING THE EXHIBIT
Basement Of the Institution Used as
Show Room for Work of Worlds Most
Famous Artists Who Are Competing
for the Award

The work of putting in position in the
basement of the Ccrcoran Art Gallery the
plaster models submitted by the promi-
nent sculptors who are competing for the
. contract fer erecting the s250,000 Grant
memorial statue, was almost completed
/ yesterday The workmen, supervised in
many cases by the sculptors themselves
were busy all day yesterday, and 1t is
expected that the models will be ready
for public inspection within a few days
the commission which has in charge the
matter of selecting the most suitable de-
sign and awarding the contract. met at
the gallery yesterday, and expect to be
able to announce their decision in the
course of 2 few weeks.
The cost of the statue is limited to
$3.50, 900 by the act of Congress authoriz-
ing its erection. This amount must in
clude the expense of excavation, the cost
OF the foundation and the pedestal, and
all incidentals necessary to the actual
building and preparations for unveiling.
Al the artists were required to submit
with their models plan for the improve
nlent of the site on which it is 10 be
erected, but the cost of such improve
nlent is not to be included in the cost of
the statue. Representation of the indi-
viduality and character of the subject is
made oHe of the prime qualifications on
which the work will he judged.
Site for the Statue.
The site on which the statue is to be
placed is described by the act under
which it is to be built in the following
language, and the selection Of the exact
location is one of the elements which en-
ters i'll the competition:
"A parcel of land bounded on the west
by Seventeenth Street; ON the north by
the roadway to the south Of the State,
War, and Navy building; on the south by
the south building line of ID. Street, If
extended and on the east by the existing
roadways to the southwest of the White
House grounds and the northwest OF the
oval, or on a plot of land forming part
of the oval, on the northerly side there
OF, on the south axis of the White House,
and the north Of the south building line
Of ID Street If extended"
The entire basement floor of the Cor
coran Art Gallery has been put at the
convenience Of the commission, II was
found necessary to add to the number of
the electric lights in the basement, as it
was too dark for exhibition purposes. Be-
sides the collection of models in the base
ment of the Corcoran Art Gallery there
is one room in the War Department de-
voted to the purposes Of the display.
Various Equestrian Attitudes.
There are equestrian Grants in all at
titudes consistent with the act of sitting
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
surveying 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.
From the models exhibited there will
be six selected for the final competition
by the committee which has the matter in
charge. This committee includes the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Lieut.. Gen. John NJ
Schofield retired; Maj. Gen Wesley Mer-
ritt, retired; Messrs. Burnham and Me
Kim, of the Parking Commission. and Mr..
Augustus st. Gaudens, the noted sculptor
The award will not be announced until
after the general public has had an op-
portunity to inspect the models.
List of Competitors.
The following is a complete list of the
competitors, seven OF the original thirty
six who responded to the invitation TO
compete having since withdrawn: Doug
lass Tilden, Oakland, Cal; Franklin Sim
mons, OF Rome, Italy; Waldo Story. Rome
Italy; Meiva Beatrice Wilson and L. ANA
teis, Washington. ID. c.; Burr C. Miller
Wilkesbarre, Pa; Cyrus w Cobb. Bos-
ton, Mass; H. X. Bush Brown. New
burg, n. Y; Caroline Shawk Brooks, st.
Louis, Mo-: F. f. Triebel Gordon B. Pike
Albert Jaegers, Solon II. Borglum. Cyrus
f. Dallin. Warren. Wetmore & Morgan
II. NJ. Shrody, Wilkinson & Magonigla,
Charles Henry Niehaus. J. Massey Rhind,
Lopez, Robb & Hornbostel, w. w. Manatt.
John Francis Brines. Max Bachman. John
J. Boyle. II. II. Kitson, q. X. Thompson.
John Donoghue, Cutzon Borglum, and J.
II. Friedlander, of New York City.