The sun., 1910-05-28
HOSES EZEKIEL HOME AGAIN
EVINENT AMERICAN SCULPTOR
DROPS OVER FROM ROME.

rl'.l ~ the kaieer, by tho late King
Hlmrert and by the present King of
Ia.y, Victor Emmanuel, ior his work IN
~ 1eld It sculpture, doesn't like % talk
mlh about himself During his visit
DO NeW l0rs where he arrived last
Wednesday. b. has been renewing old
andships. for an absence of hvs years
t-.m mi. country has made him Just
4 uit hrncsirk. He IA willing 10 tell
~ about what Others are doing abroad
and What tho status Oi art is In Italy,
snd vs' his liking Tor reminisceuoOs
Quite maAos up Tor his modesty.
Nr Esnkiel's association with tho roy
altv r' Italy and Germany. with musicians
OF gsum. like LiAst and Jnachim. the Sio-
unt.' with Cardinal Hohenl6he and with
~ p'r~s have made him a figure oI
~. The studio that he has occupied
b. r1' Raths II Diocletian AZ Rome has
tasu He scene q many interesting recep-
ucn. Unfortunately the municipality
o. Rome has taken over the ruins Of Dio-
cls,ian 20 add 60 other ruins. But Rome
ha- Deen good TO Mr.. Ezekiel and has
iound inother place Tor him.
After he quit ths Medical College of
Virginia in 1887 because he cared more
i'r drawing and carving than he did
Or anatomy Mr.. Ezekiel went 10 Berlin.
Il vas there while he was yet q student
that he drew the attention Of artists
bv MS creation of a colossal bust of WASH
hgion Tho Society Of Artists of Berlin
admitted him into membership and he
had standing from that time, He was the
fr-t foreigner 10 win the Michael Beer
prizs abroad Ne went 20 Italy In 1874
he has been there ever since except Tor
the time he has spent In this country
during thirty short visits.
Asa man of N he began hin career by
settling in the Baths Of Diocletian. whsre
hs worked diligently. He was asked
last night II he worked on a schedule or
Just vhenevcr ha felt like h
I have no rules that follow In regard
D. that. said Mr. Ezekiel -Sometimes
only IN the morning, sometimes only az
night Often have labored over a figure
both day and night. But am always
busy
About thirty-five years ago Mr. Ezekiel
became acquainted with Cardinal Hohen-
lohs Of the prInoely family Of Germany
and the acquaintance ripened into a
friendship that lasted until the Cardinals
d.ath Through him Mr.. Ezekiel met
Franz LiEst. the composer and pianist
List was directing the Ninth Sym
phony of Beethoven. IN Berlin. said Mr..
Exekiel. and he nvited me 10 a rehearsal.
Joachim appeared a. the violin soIoist
and HE wife sang. Iaussig played a
piano concerto % hendelssohn's Il
Vasa remarkable collection of Musicians
After the concert In the evening was over
List SAID 70 mo during supper How did
va ike TaussigF
A. the rehsarsel.' replied. his play
rg vas ike a shower of pearls. AZ night
u Nasn ~ good
You remember what the Bible says
sh 10 pearls and swine. do you not'
sli lizst. Maybe that is Why he did not
u1 as well a. night
List never played IN public 20 skilfullV
~ h. dad in private or AZ rehearsals The
conversation typifies he attitude toward
10 public. Mr. Ezekiel said.
CARDINAL Hohenl0he soon after tfis
erlested Mr.. Ezekiel n make a bronze
blst Of List Ne invited them both g.
i've az the vida d'Este IN liyoh, among
tie sabine hIlla. Th,s villa was built
hy a sOn of llicrptis Borgia and is con-
siderpd ~ b. one of the most beautiful
I'd All ltaly. The completion - the bust
o. pleased the Cardinal that he c0mmis-
.,1ned Ezekiel tn make Cne II him. All
this was executed IN the Villa d Este
L zst's bust was placed In the Cardinal 4
home a. SChillingsfurst in Bavaria. The
Cardinals went 10 the Duchess u Sar-
tirana.
The Grand Duke Of Save Meiningen
who had heard of Ezekiel's art. requested
him 10 make copiea OF the Lizst and
H0kenl8he btisfs. On the strength Of these
the scuiptor received two royal decora-
lions giving him the standing II knight
4 year or two later King Humhrrt. who
v,sited his studio. also decorated Mr..
Ezekisl
The first big work of Fzekiel was MS
Religious Liberty Ne spent two years
on that Il Vas shown az the Centennial
Exposition In this country ana nov
sands In fairmount Park. Whare y has
attracted attention. Before Il was =eui
p. America Garibaldi saw it IN the artist 4
studio in Rome. The sculptor yesterday
VA wticent about telling u 0arihaldi' 4
comment but he finally did.
I shall never forget that. Oanbaldi
spent a long time looking az Il. He didn
,Av much for a while. AZ last ~ turned
20 me an 4 said: That is the greatest
hing that could have happened Tor me.
To Know that a work Of ART representing
church and state could have been con-
lived aud carried out under the shadow
- 'he Natican itself is eolaCe indeed.
NJ Ezakiel thought that u was through
b. intimacy with Cardinal Hohenlohe
that Kaiser William gave him the gold
cross n the House n HOhenzOilern.
Nhsn me Kaiser came 10 Italy several
yesr- ago Mr. Ezekiel. In place Of the
lriaal acted a. host 10 the Emperor
ali u.- uite In che Villa DEste.
une day last year AZ o'clock In the
morning there was a rap 90 the studio
door iu rhs Baths of Diocletian, Mr..
F1"se ansWs cred IL himself. We was
amazed o. -ee King Emmanuel standing
'rar" The King sAid b. wanted % see
N.a' prO graa~ had leen made on the
.r0Gys fa''e of Napoleon upon which
%" sculptor mas been labOTtnR Tor several
wears Aiter remaining for an hour ~
2. ne KnR left. The following week
Mr thekI.l received a parchment making
i1. sn N cer Of the Cavaliers.
sculptor said that although the
h.gE himself has not visited him again
O." Queen Mother Margaret IL 4 frequent
.a.ar She is very much interested ~
'F' N.DuIn0n figure. the model n which
.s- .sr only recently COmpieted. Mr.
ast aid that the bronze may be
'....al few months after his return.
fs .s not know where the statue will be
Is.-#
lia ,ad a few minutes about music
and m ~ Hians whom he knew. JOachim
.11 nis famous quartet had played IN
iIs -'.iI. So he'd the Italian Quintet. a
N... urgnnizatiOn There were
.' rIo folks whom h. had met
. ".. .u Atid Mr. EEekiel but he
r .s had been quite liberal In
UUsa
|..lrl is extremely optimistic In
'"E'.f tho progress u sculpture and
|.. .# ... do