The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-23

Marguerite M00evs M0ysh0U.
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Ne vsnus Of he shotes be a.
1AGiisAwsnaa or - Amss1eAAf
IAN En6lishwoman." says Arthur J.
Goodman, and on his decision hangs
fresh PROOF that ne tribute reserved
for the fAirsst 10 nauEht but an apple
Of disoord after all. For yesterday
Alenso Kimball. ths sm,nsnt portraat
patntsr. and Mr.. Myra MuSsslman-
Carr. . seuiptor Of note. vigorously
disputed Mr.. ooodman's verdict and ~
vigorously maintained the superiority
Of the American Venus over all com
petitors. THE American woman has
hssmost beautiful figure In the world"
maintained MIR. kimbail. The most
ons most nearly approaching NE Greek
ideal In that Of an American GIRL"
chtmsd In Mrs. Musssisnan.Carr.
TgsriMoNv or AN EXPERT "a.
voRs AMERICANS.
But are these declarations indlvidu-
al. or do they represent q consensus of
artistic opinion? To answer that ques-
tion had recourse TO another notable
artist. a woman sculptor. American by
birth. but who has lived and worked
In many ,ands. She IL Sara Morris
Greene. a member of the Paris Salon,
and me. only American asked TO con-
tribute toAhe Salons esciuetvs Garden
Annex. Mn. Greene studied With
Rodin. and has returned 10 New York
to complete 'soms work for tho gov
eminent and TO do some portrait
statues Of society women. Miss Flu
tsrp.
"Dus the 1AgiisA wemaa's agurs
aossA't begin 70 eoApas~ With that
o. ne Aasrlesai" cried l9rs.
0rssao, Win grst1fyins prompt
ness. " suppose Aavs hsA models
from practically svssy country II
~ civ1NssA world. Hot one Of
SAsa vFevsA sasai - My AmsrisAsa
1 RoAels. We 0srnass ~ heavy
ne YssAch are w. fssgls. The
1ASish % Dot know how 20 hoiA
Shsnssivss. Even tbs italian
women, % much ussA IN Paris, ere
sos % gooa 90 ths Hsw Ysrk typss.
nowhere IL there anything like the
Amsricsu woman. She has the long,
springing lines, the torso neither over
nor under developed. the gracefully
moulded Limbs and fneiy ct head that
scuiptors sigh for ell over the world. ]
have done great many portrait statues.
although at present I am specially In
terested In fountain and gf rden work
But II you model = woman with the idea
Of preserving the likeness. You can't
idesilse her Hgure. You must take It
~ you md It. and what / have found
In this country has been more than
satisfactory."
FAMILY STATUES As WELL AZ
| PORTRAITS. VI,
THIN Mrs. Greene obiigingly showed
me q collection OF photographs Of sta
tues OF American women. . considerable
number OF which she has completed
during the last few years. Some OF
these photographs are reproduced to-
day In The Evening World. to increase
the collection Of visual proof OF the
| Nsuuo typo eAibtiuB III @hulcTich. rSuCi
, statue was done at the request OF the
woman herself. or Of some member OF
,, her family. For . collection Of family
statues. rs well as OF family portraits. II
popular fad among wealthy Amerl
cans.
r These women are leaders Of society II
J. the large cities OF tho various sections
!. Of the United States" explained Mrs
g Greene. Each difeH from The other
o you perceive. But you must also detec
tho same general resemblance OF fine
drawn line and curve. the erect pois,
Of head and shouldsrv and the spiendi,
vitality which 10 the common heritage o
American women"
Bur how" asked, does the Amsri
can woman come TO possess the superI
u GRITTY which You acknowledge belong
to herr"
"Ths American woman lssas the
happisst and sapsst life OF any
IN woman In ths woyld." Ms. orsons
e ystertsd. quickly. "Shs IL tnaaitsly
* betsss educated then ths women Of
7. ether eeuAtxiss. n her colleges
N she learns sbeus hyS1sAs aSA the
b. sssmsadeus Important sslstisa hs-
u tween health saA beauty. She puts
1t what she learns Into practice. Ana
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