The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07


positions brought on thoughts OF the hont
land. and finally. In August, 1897, aftei
| more than a score OF years spent under
the skies of Italy, William Copper stepped
J off the steamer at the New Yory doc1s
4 and told OF his intention to mako this
4 his permanent home.
| Mr. Copper gives HIS attention chiefly
! to the ideal. portrait statues, busts and
bas reliefs. He is member Of tho
4 National Sculpture Society, the Architects
| ural League, and the Federation Of Fine
| Arts.
Edward virgtnius Valentine needs no
introduction to his fellow vlrgtnians, for
for forty years his studio in Richmond
/ has been one of the meccas OF thu art
| enthusiasts of the South.
I'm 1857, in Richmond" said Nh, valentins
| to the writer, 'I heard Rembrant PenlS
lecture on tho portraits there OF WASH
] ington In the fifties htere was bronze
| foundry In Richmond, whore replicas OF
/ the Houdon statue were cast ] wa1 q
! pupil OF Hubbard, who owned tho foundry.
/ Last summer was engaged In making
! extracts from Journal which have
i kept since 1857. with the omission OF q
| single day only. The commissions have
{ received for statues have prevented me
| from continuing this labor of love for the
\ later.
..In November my ten-foot statue OF
! General Hugh Mercer was unveiled at
| Fredericksburg. This was an order from
| the United States government. Three
! other statues I have orders for two
| for the Davis monument, and the third
one of General Lee, ordered by tho State
of Virginia. So you see have my hands
| full"
Truly, Mr.. Valentine has both hands
| full. And all his busy life this has been
! so. He was born in Richmond, Novem-
| Der IL, 1898, the son of Mann S. anu
Elizabeth Mosby Valentine. He received
| his early education IN his native town,
| and developed such taste for the study
| of anatomy that, while a mere boy he
attended the Medical College of Rich
mond. While visiting the Worlds Fair.
in tho Crystal Palace. New York city.
! In 1853 he was seized with a strong
I desire TO be an artist and began the
study of drawing and modelling.
After obtaining the best instruction his
| native city afforded, he went to Europe,
where he studied under Couture. Boz
nanti. and then Kiss, whose Amazon
! Attacked by a Panther when exhibited
| at the Crystal Palace first inspired him
| to study art. Returning to America. he
| opened studio in Richmond. in 1866
| and exhibited some fine statues. which
| were greatly admired for their delicate
! work His portrait busts of Southern
| leaders are remarkable for their life
| likeness.
Among Mr.. Valentines works are.
| colossal head Of Humboldt, a marble
! figure Grief a marble figure of Gem
eral Robert z. Leo. which was placed
In the mausoleum attached to the chapel
! IL the Washington and Lee University at
Lexington This has been pronounced
| one of the finest pieces of sculpture in
America. In idealistic work, "Andro-
mache and Astyanax" Is his MASTER
piece, 1t was the center of attraction in
the Virginia building at the Columbia
Exposition in Chicago. For his story
| III marble, Mr.. Valentine took the In
Y cident in the Had OF the parting of Hec-
| tor and Andromache, when she Is told to
| busy herself in household duties, leaving
war to men, Some OF his other works
are 1.-THE Samaritan Woman Penitent
| Thief" "The Nations Ward" "busts
| of General Beauregard, General Johnston.
| General ]. e. B. Stuart, Edwin Booth and
| Beethoven, and statues of Stonewall
Jackson. John C. Breckinridse. General
! wickham and Thomas Jefferson" He Is
| president OF the Richmond Art Club,
| president of the Valentine Museum, mem-
Der of the Executive Committee of the
Virginia Historical Society. member OF
the advisory board of the Association
for the Preservation of Virginia ANTE
auities, member of the advisory board
OF tho Confederate Memorial Literary
Society and honorary member of Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans.
Many years spent abroad have not
| served to lessen Moses Elzeklel's love for
his native Virginia land. Once in a way
I! the famous sculptor revisits America, his
| latest return being few months ago.
+! when he came on mission connected
| with u commission by the Jewish people,
| of whose cause he Is ever n champion
i Mr.. Ezeklers statue OF Robert e. Lee Is
| a lasting glory to the South. and his
Jefferson Monument for Louisville. KY.
is a no less notable work.
Mr.. Ezekiel was born In Richmond Oc-
tober IS, 1874. After serving with ca
Diet corps in the c. 8. A.. he was grad
uated at the Virginia Military Institute.
At the Medical College OF Virginia he
made {; study of anatomy, and so 1t was
his native State which pointed out tho
way for his future fame. The year 1869
found him in Berlin, pupil OF Professor
Albert Wolf, and student at the Royal
Academy of Art. On the strength OF HIS
colossal bust of George Washington he
was admitted into the Berlin Society OF
Artists. and was the first foreigner to
win the Michael Beer prize. The jewish
Order of the Sons OF the Covenant COM
missioned him in 1874 to execute Il marble
group representing Religious Liberty
for the centennial exhibition and this
work now is in Fairmount Park, Phila-
delpha Another serious work was the
monument to Jessie seligman for the or
phan asylum In New York.
After 1856 Mr.. EzeliePs work became
chiefly ideal. Among his productions are
busts Of List, Cardinal Hohenlohe. Eve.
Homer, David, Judith. Christ In tho
Tomb. statue of Mrs. Andrew d. White
for Corncll University: FAITH" for
cemetery IN Rome; Madonna for
church In. riv6li Apollo and Mercury. IN
Berlin; Pan and Amor. the Fountain OF
Neptune, for the town of Neptune Italy; :
y bust OF Lord sherbrooSe. for ST. Mars
saret's, Westminster. London, and scores
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