The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-28
MEUNIER SCULPTURE
AT AVERY LIBRARY
Interesting Assembly Of the
Famous Belgian's
Work.
THE MONUMENT no LABOR
Exhibition That Should Make
an Unusually Broad APP
peal to the Public.
THE MONUMENT no LABOR

The eagerly awaited sculptures OF Con.
stantin Meunier. tho Belgian. have been
placed on public view in the Avery Ii
brary at Columbia University for an ex-
hibition that Is to last for three weeks.
Meunier became one Of the most famous
sculptors in the world, second only, somo
critics hold, to the great Frenchman.
Rodin. In addition to that he chose labor
for his themes. and all Of his statues ami
reliefs, shown here for the first time, are
deifcations Of work and workinginen. Tho
exhibition therefore ought to appeal to n
wider class than those who are especially
instructed in the canons OF art It's cf-
feet upon this public will be an interest
Ing study.
There are eighty-seven sculptures.
which include full sized casts of some OF
Meuner's heroic figures, casts of the
large reliefs on the great monument to
labor and many smaller bronzes in relief
and in the round. BESIDES these there
are sixty paintings and drawings on thc
same themes. for the sculptor started his
career rs n painter. The collection has
been brought to this country through the
efforts of Cornela y. Sage, director Of the
Albright Gallery in Buffalo, and Christian
Brnton, the art critic.
Deserves Better showing.
The present installation-with due
gratitude TO the generous tender of the
Avery Library for the purpose-it must
Jc confessed Is not a happy one. The
width of the hall is insufficient for such
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| placed al the base OF the monument
|
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one OF the annaiIin, disasters In ,be
m,nes Mt La Roule There is brorz.
| head NJ a neasant woman x.ith =, ,n,ch
| misery and starved living slammed even
! into the shane of her slu, Ina, sho
becomes almost too pitiful for p.rnanent
| representation in bronze. There are soy
| oral heads Of babies done symn,th.,icolIv
and with good workmanship but withou,
| great genius. and several small figures
| OF the girl miners
| Tn. head OF the Christ Is n deeply
! religious exalted work and ,he head
meant 10 typifv "Antwerp." studied from
an Antwerp dockhaud if NOT SO exalted
is euuallv intense. The statuett, of a