The Washington times., 1914-01-16
By FLORENCE E. YODER.
A TALK with Mr.. Brown Is moth

4 lHtcTNic"cT Is, IN Ine lQedl CASE
the, aggressive one, but from the
moment stepped inside the door, which
the sculptor himself opened for me,
was on the defensive, surprised into
silence, and given so much to think
| about that I forgot about Mr.. Brown,
the man, and followed him about the
great barnlike studio like lamb. list
eninE to the stories of his statues, and
examining the small casts. He Is a
handsome man, as / recall. and / want
ed mitch to study him, but as he d.
Tectec my attention from flrst one
piece of work to the other, / had
only fieeting glimpses OF his face.
Beautiful soft gray hair, bushy brows
\ shading an eloquent pair Of blue eyes,
a shapely straight nose, and the gray
close clipped vandyke beard which hid
chin one could imagine as strong, be-
| spoke the scholar, the gentleman and
the sculptor.
The studio Is at the back of the house,
a huge room, .he height of the house
Itself, and fully equipped with every
| imaginable device for lifting statues OF
any size. The floor Is concrete and was
cold. but we did not think of sitting
down, for the models of the statues
were for the most part on small re-
moved them about so 1 could see them
from every angle.
Statue of Sedgewick. -.-.
We went Immediately to the model Of
the statue Of Sedgevick, which Is at
,Gettysburg, and as he told me the story
Of the man who helped save. that battle
by his willingness and resource. could
read. every word in the lines OF the flg-
glance show repose. There is none OF
the wildness of the trite equestrian
statue here, but behind all lies a re-
pressed energy; an air of eagerness, a
willingness as II to say, What will you
have me do now? am ready" Other
are those Of Meade and Reynolds, but
/ did not see models of them.
The Wayne statue, which Is at Valley
Forge, came next, and It was in the
course Of the discussion of his life and
History that I managed to bring the
conversation around to Mr.. Brown him.
self. had remarked again Of the
inherent quality of suppressed energy,
thetic modelling Of clothing and limb, of
the continued action which was sug
lgested si
Yes, that Is strength and vigor.
statue made from history. but here
he turned my attention to a small head
studied from life."
Such young baby must have posed
for, thisi It was the first son OF the
sculptor, modelled at tender age.
Made In Paris.
The fat little cheeks sag. like an old
mans. the lips droop heavily. and the
little bald head is rolled rather help
Iessly to one side. That head was made
in Paris. You see I did what few Of
the artists are willing to do. Ny uncle,
Henry K. Brown. who. by the way,
made the statues of Scott and Greene
! in this city and has four, In the Ma
II tional Gallery, educated me- and was
my teacher. I lived. With him at New
burRh. and when the time came for me
to go abroad and study, the opportunity
/ also presented itself to- stay at home
and take care of MIN for a few years.
So had to wait for Paris, but when I
married, with me- 1t was there that
| I made the study gof my first boy,
nave three Of theP1,s and one girl too
This reminded him of a clay bas-re-
lief which was on the easel showing
i the three boys and the girl, made as a
| souvenir for his twenty-f1fth wedding
| anniversary. Replicas of the design are
/ to be made small. about the size OF the
hand and one given to each Of the chill
| dren.
This sculptor has a hobby which he
rides with zest. He hopes for the es-
| adjustment of a national university, tor
which q bill has already been introduced
in Congress. 'I want to see education
4 put on a more systematic and normal
basis" He spoke with great feeling.
\ There is too much of the wrong kind
| Of education nowadays, The nearest
/ we have come to IL Is in the combina-
| ton or vocational school on a small
scale. Make a university on the same
| iires, enlarged to meet growing de-
| mands of effort and intelligence and
we will then be able to compete on an
| immense scale with advanced science.
art and industry. Dut," his smile came
and went quickly, 'It is hard to per-