Evening star., 1907-08-27
WORK. OF ST. GAUDENS
DETAILS OF STATUARY PLANS OF
THE LATE SCULPTOR.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| CORNISH, N. H, August 27.-After the
fire that burned his large studio here and
| destroyed thousands of dollars worth Of
models drawings and work in all stages of
! completion, about three years ago. Angus
tus ST. Gaudens. the sculptor. whose death
occurred recently, labored necessarily, al
though in feeble health. to get the old work
along and keep up with the new commits
sions constantly coming in. He had an able
corps of artists to assist him, among them
! Henry Herring. Miss L. c. Ward and Miss
! Frances Grimes
He worked until within two weeks of his
| death, the last large work coming from his
| hands being statue of Phillips Brooks, the
| small plaster cast of which Is now being en-
| larged in plastoline in the large studio.
| This is simply mechanical work, and will
| be carried to completion without delay.
| The monument, which has been In commits
| sion for many years. will be placed In the
plot in front of Trinity Church, Copley
Square. Boston.
| Work on the allegorical figures which
| will be placed at the entrance Of the Bos-
| ton Public Library had progressed so far
| as to have the rough sketches made in
! plastoline. the material used at the studio
| in place of clay. There are two groups of
| figures. one repres enting Labor, Music and
Science. The other Law Executive Power
and Love.
The commission for these groups of stat
uary which destined to occupy the now
empty bases outside the main entrance to
the library on Copley Square was given the
artist twelve years ago by McKim, Mead 6
White. the architects, and $1,000 was paid
to insure having the services of st. Gaudens.
an insurance policy was taken out on the
artists life, and the trustees would have
suffered no financial loss had the work
never been started.
New United States Coin.
ba Tod
and one-cent piece is practically completed,
except that the designs on the bas-reief are
being reduced or f1attened so as to minimize
the difficulties the mint workers have with
die that has too much relief. The figure
of an idealiZed head with an Indian head
dress figure Of Liberty with the some head
and flying and standing eagle, are said to
be handsome and will make the eagle. dou-
BILE eagle and cent the equal In beauty of
design of any coins in the world.
The McGee medallion with figures of
Plenty, with a fountain at the bottom and
bas- s-relief of Christopher MCGEE, the donor,
at the top, which will be placed opposite the
Carnegie Institute at Pttsburg, is done in
plaster and work on the enlargement In
plastolne is going on.
Work on the Caryatides for the Albright
Gallery at Buffalo is being pushed along as
fast as possible. These eight female
ngures, six differing somewhat in design
and two duplicates, which will be used in
place of columns in the building. Four are
completed and two others nearly so. The
bunding is designed after the architectural
scheme of the Erechtheum at Athens with
wide entrance and wings on either side,
where the Caryatides will be placed
The Lincoln statue, which Is to be placed
at the entrance of the John Crerar Library
in Chicago, and tie statue of Marcus A.
Hanna, to be placed in the park system of
Cleveland have been done in bronze and
will soon be put in their respective sites.
The heroic statue of Charles Stewart Par
n cd in Inr,'u
native city of Dublin has already been
shipped to that place and will soon form
part of the imposing monument to be
erected to the great Irish leader.