Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-08
ARTISTS COMPETE
FOR $4,000 PRIZE
LARGE NUMBER OF MONUMENT DE
SIGNS BY ARCHITECTS AND
SCULPTORS.
WISCONSIN AT WCKSBURG.
The Commission Engaged in Carefully
Studying the Various
Plans.
TRENTANovE's MASTERFUL WORK

MADISON, Wis, May 1.-The in
spcction Of designs for the Wisconsin
soldiers monument in the national mill
tary park at Eicksburg is in progress
III Il well lighted room on the top floor
Of the capitol. The members Of the com
mission. ex-senator William +. Villas Of
Madison, Col. A. G. Weisscrt of Mil
waukee and State Senator IL. T. Bird
Of WausaukcC, are all i'll attendance
and giving close attention to the eX-
plantations of the various models by
those entrusted with their charge. The
inspection began late yesterday after
noon and continued this morning.
An inventory Of the exhibition in
cludcs wide variety Of interesting de-
signs, mostly architectural.
The design presented by Frederick
William Sievers Of New York attracts
much attention. In the center Of an es-
piaHade stands a D0ric temple, 30 feet
in height, its friezc decorated with the
shield and eagle. In front Of each end
Of the temple are sculptural groups in
bronze. One Of theSe-a female figure
on represents the goddess OF
war hcralding the outbreak of the rebel
lion. The other, SymbollzIng peace,
shows returned soldier harncssing an
OK, upon the back Of which sits his wife,
holding their infant. Bronze has relicfS
speCtvcly troops marching to war and
Federal and Confederate troops in close
combat. At the extreme end of the es-
planade is a lion representing strength
aroused protecting tho flag in war; at the
Other end a hon representing dormant
strength guards the flag i'll peace.
The Atkins CoIonnade.
y design exhibited by Albert II. At
kins of Madison shows an open eXhedra
i'll o.
planadr with a semi-circuIar COlOnnade
forming a background. There are about
fifty columns and numerous single fig
urcs, the latter of bronze.
The Harrison Granite company of
New York, which completed the Mckin-
ley monument at Canton, o., IS repre-
scented by Il design to be worked out i'll
granite and bronze. 1t comprises an es-
ptanadc and Il shaft ninety-cght feet in
height surmounted by a figure of Peace.
At the rear is balustradc i'll which are
proposed to be set eighteen bronze buStS
of representative Americans. The arch
itect of this design is NJ. l.. Cottrell, and
the sculptor julius @. Loester, both of
New York.
The design of Adolph Weinman of
New York comprises an esplanade APP
preached by nine broad steps. A bronze
figure of Unity occupies the center of the
esplanade, and at the sides are bronze
groups representing cavalry and infan-
try in action. At the back rises mar
BILE column fOrty-eight feet high, sur
mounted by a bronze eagle.
Last Minute Touches
A large model exhibited by Bell &
Hcrmant Of Chicago received its finish
ing touches from an artist while the
commission was i'll session. Massive
blocks of granite form an altar at the
foot of which, Oh an immense floor, con-
gtft 1rtI In hos IF h,
four sarcOphagi beneath which repOse
the heroes of the different branches of
the army from Wisconsin who fell at
Vicksburg. A bronze figure of Column
hia, with outspread arms, holds branches
of laurel, palm leaves. roses and pop
pics Bronze has reliefs showing mil
itary groups are set in the wings, with
figures of Victory at the extreme sides
The model Of Rudolph SchwarZ. In
dianapOliS, is m ObeIisk shaft Of granite
surmounted by n bronze Goddess of Lib
crty, the whole Cighty-fOur feet in height
In front Of the shaft Is Il bronze group
of infantry charging, and on either side
spirited figures representing infantry and
cavalry.
Augustus Lukeman, sculptor and Ed
ward i. Casey. architect, show tall
futed shaft surmOuntcd by winged
female figure bearing shield and spear.
Bronze groups at either side represent
respectively war and peace, and cannon
on four sides flank the outer aDproa ches
The sketch model OF A. III. Black, st.
Louis, has for its subject THE Defense
of the Flag" 1t represents pedestal
of gray granite surmounted and sur
rounded by bronze sculptures the mod
els of which are very crudely executed
A Triumphal Arch
w. A. Otis of Chicago proposes a
granite memorial arch, surmounted by
a bronze group representing Patriotism
Leading the Triumph of Wisconsin,"
The interior of the arch would afford
places for memorial tablets sheltered
from the weather.
The design of Edwin H. Clark of Chi
cago is for COrinthian column thanked
by wings, the whole surmounted by a
bronze figure of Wisconsin bearing
wreath, and the wings affordiug space
for memorial tablets.
The architects of both the last two
designs called attention to the fact that
they had made 4 careful study Of the
ground.
Allen G.. Newman, New York city,
shows 4 drawing OF Il SCuIptural design
in which the conspicuous feature is.
group Of four horses charging forward.
There is a figure of a soldier seated on
a wrecked cannon wheel and at the top
of the monument perches the Wisconsin
war eagle "Old Abe" The artist en-
titles his work Il triumphal quadriga
Charles A. Fink of Milwaukee shows
4 drawing of an architectural design in
which modernized French renaissance
seems to be the prevailing order
John S. Conway is represented by
drawing of a granite obelisk with wings
at the sides and bronze groups in the
front and rear.
Other designs are those of John r.
Lowe, polis-obelisk; Charles @.
Blake, Chicago-futed column surmOunt-
ed by colossal figure of Columbia; G..
Rappeti-shaft surmounted by figure of
Victory with two female figures seated
on the pedestal.
Trentanove's beautiful monument of