New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
MUSEUM STATUE LOST
St. Gaudens,s Seated "Hia5catha
Missing. from the metropolitan.

One OF the statues executed by Augustus St
Caudens. and exhibited in the metropolitan Mu-
of Ar about fifteen years ago, has been lost
Frantic efforts being made to find the missing
work. seated figure of Hiawatha done in marble
by the famous sculptor Of whose Work COM
memorative exhibition is to be given at the mu-
scum. beginning Monday, March 1t was
while the special committee was gathering the
work to go into the exhibition that the loss was
discovered last week.
Daniel c. French said yesterday that the statue
had probably been delivered some person out
side. but where it had been sent or to whom 1t
had been lent could not at the present time be
ascertained, he had far been unable to find u
record of the loan. He said that there is also
reclining figure by st. Gaudens that cannot be
traced to its owner, although 1t is not missing
from the museum. The committee seeks aid from
the public to recover the missing piece of marble
statement issued by the special committee out
lines the scope of the exhibition:
Many OF the original works of the artist have
been pledged by their owners, and steps nave
been taken TO secure plaster casts Of those sub
size or OF their location Taken altogether, they
ity. beginnins WITH the statue of ence nished
in Rome in 1873. and now the property OF the
has been lent. and ending with the noble seated
figure of Abraham Lincoln made for the trustees
South Side Of the city of Chicago, and finished
The Lincoln comes direct from the foundry where
1t was cast, and is lent by the aforesaid trustees
the New York public to see the statue before It
oo nS geh sf ean1dt HR n e nf aSd city to "ch
To the relief class belongs a large proportion
of St, Gaudens's works, and many OF these deli
cate. low relief portraits. characteristic of the
genius Of the sculptor. have been secured Among
them are the portraits of many Of New York.s dis
tingushed citizens-Frank D. Mtllet, George w
man, William y NJ. EVarts and numerous others
Perhaps the best known relief is the portrait Of
three variations the original sketch the round re-
one set up in St, CHESS Church in Edinburgh
Tie portraits Of the children Of Prescott Hal
Butler and those OF jacob II. Schn, originally
done in bronze, will be shown in marble copies.
sch nfe The fHn head of Homer 70 ST. t9 when
child and the head OF Rodman Glider; separate
plete a delightful group of chiIdrens portraits.
among the happies OF the artists works or5
sympathy the inscriptions on many OF these
strong as child. which is inscribed. ITO d. NJ. a.
9vn f fne b eSend 6 Amt az n that
of Charles F. Mckim: the architect, reading; IN
the nlustrious Stanford White IN the South Of
France" 1g e. ..+ c-,u WIZ memorial the Shaw
monument, only portions will be shown. owing TO
sthe dfcqlties Of obtaining @ in casts r.,+ ., iar,
Evarts in marble; q head of young son OF Joseph
sherman. from which the head IN the equestrian
group was modelled. and a marble bust OF John
The greatest popular interest will no dou6t centre
in the statues Among the works OF @ Ins CIaS3 C, w
be shown a cory of the famous Amor CtiTltdS
a bronze figure uphoding tablet containing the
legend from which il takes its name and bronze
OF which is IN the Luxembourg Gallery in PARIS
Tie heavily draped seated female nsure from
the Adams monument will be shown In plaster yer
copy which. for those who have not seen tne
original in Rock Creek Cemetery in NashlngttohE' on
will suffice TO give idea of its character, NLIcn'
In it's restrained grand eur" TO quote Roya CoT
tissoz Is not only the finest thing OF It's kn1 ever
nroduced bv an American sculptor. but an acnisVe-
ment which modern Europe has not surpassed
"The Puritan" a figure OF that stalWart oId SET
+,ar os Sn-ingfeId Mass Deacon Chaplin. VINO,
With his peaked cap and floating cape. seems to pc
marching to meeting, will be seen IN plaster 81
too will the statue which 10 many suns, uo tle
best of the scuptors genius dI s.aue uIe-ssIt ts
the original of which. in bronze, stands IN adisoIi
Fo~ permission 10 have tire mould made rom tne
hronze figure on the monument tne c9InnliIee -
IF parks and to the Art Commission OF the city OF
New YOrks -. -.,+o5 b,y tJrl
cT,ar,ber of Commerce and unveiled IN New IVrA
IN zoe and familiar to all. will be seen IN cast