Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-17
GLIMPSE IN STUDIO
dorado Taft, Famed Chicago
Sculptor. Appears at
u inois.
EXPRESSION OF A SUBJECT
Transferrina Il to Marble or Bronze
the Artists Real Prob
lem.

Instructor in the Art institute of Chi
cago. addressed a large audience last
evening. under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian association. at
the Illinois theatre, on "A Glimpse of
Sculptors Studio; or. How Statues
Are Made" The latter subject more
clearly explains the lines along which
the sculptor spokerlast evening. His
studio was reproduced on the stage.
and he and his assistant. Mr.. Crun-
nellie. explained every step in their art
| by their work on the stage. The lee
ture. while full of information, was
given in an entertaining way that won
the applause of the audience.
The lecturer first devoted some time
to a discussion of the artists problem
of putting into marble or bronze the
expression of the subject. He went
into a detailed expression. and pointed
out the various muscles of the face
which give expression. The muscles of
expression, said Mr.. Taft, are only for
the purpose of making life more inter
esting and more beautiful. He told
discovered the muscles of expression
by means of a battery applied TO the
face of a paralyt:c subject.
Quick Changes Of Face.
The work which was done on the
stage To illustrate the various EXPIRES
sions of the face was the most enter
tanning feature of the evening. A large
clay model of the head of the Princess
of Sambale was made use of, and the
sculptor then with a few def move
ments would change a smile into a
frown, a frown into a look of surprise
or pain: young face into one marked
with age. and one of a beautiful wo-
man into that of a man, the last show
ing the sculptor's ideal of the Spanish
knight. Don Quixote.
Death masks were explained to the
audience. and, in fact, every step In
the work of the sculptor. from that of
model ng the little clay sketch to CHS
cling the stone of the marble statue.
In Mr.. Crunnelle, Mr.. Taft has very
able assistant, and his work in clay
modelling won repeated hearty APP
plause from the audience. He nodded
an ideal child's head in clay. and the
completed work was greeted with
hearty applause. Mr.. Crunnelle was
working as a miner in a coal mine near
Decatur. ILL.,. when he was first discCv-
cred by Mr. Taft. Mr.. Taft told of
how he came to learn of the young
mans then undeveloped talent. He
took Mr.. Crunnelle to Chicago, and
gave him instruction during the Chi
cago worlds fair. He is now some
what famous as sculptor of ideal
childs heads. and the exhibition he
gave the audience last evening showed
that he is an artist in that line.
Tribute to His Assistant.
The pieces shown on the stage were
Mr.. Taft paid him high tribute in the
course of his address. The evenings
closed with the exhibit
ton OF the plaster cast of a child's
head. the work Of Mr.. Crunnelle. This
was made when Mr. Crunnelle had
been working under Mr.. Taft but
short time, and was made from a study Z
Of one of Mr. Crunelle's children.
dorado Taft himself is a native of
Illinois, and graduate of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. where he gained his
first art instruction II event to Paris
In 1880, and for three years studied at /
the Ecole des BeauxArts. He took /
several prizes for his work while a |
in Paris. and since returning |
to Chicago in 1856. to become instruc-
tor In the Art institute, has won great |
fame i'm his work