The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
BUSTS
DONE In RELIEVO
NOVEL PHASE OF PORTRAITURE
FINDS FAVOR IN THE EAST.
Waldo Story, Who Has Lived in
Rome Many Years, to Introduce
Decorative Sculpture in Connection
with Landscape Gardening at New
port. s-s.,, L..
New York Herald

The late William Wetmore Story, the
sculptor, was sufficiently distinguished
to have his biography written by Henry
James. Story died in Italy ten years
ago. after residence Of more than
forty. years in Rome. He was a man Of
tor. Nor was he merely an amateur
poet. His stanzas. appear in every
anthology Of American verse, for that
matter, English verse, that lays claim
to completeness. - =. 4 +.
Story was the intimate friend of Ma
thaniel Hawthorne and the original Of
the sculptor in that authors "Marble
brilliant but ill-fated Margaret Fuller,
Of WalterSSavage Lander and Of Brown
ing. The last-named was much with
him in Siena. The others knew him
well in Rome. For forty years he had
his studio in Palazzo Berberini, and it
was a Mecca for many Americans of
distinct on--literary men, artists, sculp-
tors and others whose prominence was
merely social. Mr.. and Mrs. Story en-
tertained there most delightfully."-, and
their son. Waldo Story, has kept up
the tradition, having not only retained
the studio and it's belongings but en-
elder Story executed there was the mon
ument which now stands over his plot
IN the Protestant cemetery at Rome,
where he and his wife are buried beside
Shelley's grave. o
Of his children, two sons followed art
as a profession. Julian Story-whose
wife, Nine. Emma Eames-Story, is a
distinguished prima donna-is a por-
trait painter. Waldo Story, whose occu-
Barberini, together with that of his
father. covers half a century, is a sculp-
tor. Having lived most Of his life
abroad, it chances that he is more wide
ly known there than here, and he has
executed many important works there
These include the first statue to be
erected in the lobby Of the house of
commons, statue of the late Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt, which is to be
unveiled early during. the coming sum-
mer. He also did the statue Of the
late Lord Randolph Churchill in the
chapel Of Blenheim and his bust for
the house Of commons, besides mon
ument for Winchester cathedral. Among
his important works here are a superb
memorial to Mr.. and Mrs. August Bel
mont in Trinity church, Newport, and
the drinking fountain which General
Draper presented to Hopedale, Mass.
His Studio in Rome
Mr.. Story is at present on visit to
this country and expects to open a stu
dio in New York, and, after going
abroad for the unwilling Of the Har-
court statue. to return for the season in
Newport. Search as he may, however
ne meyer will find here a studio that will
at all compare with his own historic
habitation in Rome. There he has
twenty one rooms, including one studio,
l00x4O feet. In addition he has
city, his own marble yard, with three
studios for work in the rough.
Many Americans visiting Rome have
had their portrait busts or portraits in
relieve executed by Mr.. Story. His
art has found charming expression in
his sculptured portraits of Mrs. Richard
Mrs. John Magee and others, with
whom he has been highly successful.
These are rather novel phases of por-
traiture to New York, but are lines
| along which this sculptor expects to do
considerable work this winter Another
phase of this art, of which he has done
much abroad, is the execution of decora
tive sculpture and Of sculpture in con-
nection with landscape gardening. Hav-
ing been schoolboy at Elton and after
ward having graduated from Oxford, he
is much at home in England, and many
of his commissions of this character
! have been executed in that country.
For J. T. Morgan S sister. Mrs. Wal
ter Burns, he did the large gates, log
gia; hall and dining room at HYMNS
park, her country residence. He laid
out the terrace and grounds at Cliveden
for William Waldorf AstorS and de-
signed and executed the balustrades
and fountains, the latter three in mum
Der: He has done much work at Tring
park for Lord Rothschild, and the largo
bronze fountain at Blenheim is his.
To Beautify Newport Villas.
He considers that, small as are most
of the grounds about the great villas at