Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-05


FULLER pARrlcuLAaa
or The GTATuE ITSELF.
Paris. April zi-Tho rrahco Amer.
lean a6rrci OF t0aay'a celebration ia
shown ln The con, position oi tho com.
miitecs cf honor. including a former
( American president Mf Cleveland;
I two former French presidents. Mer.
Lpubet and CaglmirpCritF. a. well
az many other prominent public men.
French and American.
The souVcnlr invitations issued FOR
tte celebration are 8 most artistic
example Of French engraving. ih
PIE upper corner g a large medallion
% Franklin, showing tho lines Of bis
face and bis flowing locks over g.
900 20 these invitations were issued,
tht additional demands for them have
come from an directions. people wnnt-
iug them na mcmioca OF che occasion.
The invitations read
"You are invited 90 ,aku part "a tho
M.CcniCnnial celebration OF the birth
0l Benjamin Franklin. patriot. diplo-
mailai AID philosopher. and I'D the ln-
nuNuratiCn 81 bis statue. presented to
the city of paria By Mr.. John a. Par.
SEES. when win take place nd tho Pal
ace of tho TrocnderD. Friday, April
20. i9O6. at u o'clock a. no.. under the
patfrnae OF the ambassador Of the
United States the members OF the
committee Of honor OF che president
ana members of the cumi1ltieo OF or.
ganizaiiln."
The statue % Bcnlamin Franklin.
unveiled today ls @ duplicate ~ the
one ln front az the philadelphia post.
Office. which ~ considered hy many
critics % ho n masterpiece. and tho
best statue OF Franklin ever made. u
represents him aoltcd in bis favorile
arm chair. comfortably embodied IN al
dressing robe. a. the side and a III
tle 10 the rear uf the chair Il a large
book, as II q had just fallen from
tho hands OF the great scientist and
diplomat FTanklip's attitude u one
90 ropose. and from the expression 1f
hla calm, strong face. there seems io
shine forth those characteristics Of
love ana kndlincgs which asa 90 much
tn cndoar him Go Tho people 40 whom
ho went as the FIRST representative
Z new nation
The sculptor. John Boyle. Of
Now York. spent two years in the cN
ceu,lun Of this work After long
study and research among portraits
and buats % Franklin. be- decided 90
use the famous Houdon head a. his
model Of an che ARTISTS ana Hculp-
tors who painted and modelled Frank
I'm. none knew him better than Hou
don, for % was due io Fraukiin's in-
iluence and friendship for Houfon
thnt be- went 10 America and rpcelY-
ga the commission 20 make his fam.
Gus siatnc ~ Washington. Critics
and students are agreed that the Hou.
don head, made from life By o man
who fully appreciation ard was dovoi-
90 10 Franklin. ls the trucgt and most
reliable likeness M existence.
The original 70 the statue unveiled
today was presented on June i4, 1898.
90 the city Of Philadelphia. on behalf
Of Juatus G. Hiawhfldse hy Charles
Emory Smith. chem postmaster gen.
oral az the United States Tho statue
stands in front 81 the Philadelphia /
postofIce. where thousands daily read
tho quaint and historic inscription I.
on the pedestal "BCniamiA Frank I
lin. i7001Ie0 Vonerated for benoyo 4
lencp, admired for talents. esteemed /
NHA A.ANNHaANA"AAH NHi"N"N NHA NNNANNANA" \
shropy. washington Tho statue laI
nearly twice lifo size, measuring 4
twelve feef from the base 10 tho top
OF the head. ave feet four inches ln /
width and four feet eight inches in 1
depth n ls O curious coincidence I
that when the statue was unveiled ln I
PaIRSelphia. the orafor of the occa.
e.on Eorhealod that France would 4
nesae day ho the recipient of rep
lica oi fhs statue as a memorial 10 /
Franklin nnd pledse of American
good wll
John > BOYLE. the sculptor o.
though now o. resident OF New York
FORMERLY lived ln Philadelphia and 4
Waa Tor several years "a student On
fhe Ecol de neaux Arts DOB Paris
100 IS very we'll known in art circles
thFoughow the country ln the com
rrg nal library .n WASHINGTON are
his buets ol Plato and sif Faucas
Bacon. and specimens of DIS work
are % bo ionnd ln Luc.ln park CHS
caso. and FolfmOnt pagk Phl'Rdci'
phla he also contributed io me art
exhibits 81 iho Chicago worlds fair
che Pan.Amcrlcan exposition iu buf
mlo and iho worlds ialr en- 81 Louis