The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-16
ADMIT 100000
LOSS II STRIKE
OF FOuNDRYMEN
PAUL W. MORRIS
IS DEAD AT 81
OF PNEUMONIA
Brdigeporter Was Regard
ed as One of Americas
Foremost Sculptors.

Paul Winter Morris, formerly q resi-
dent of Bridgeport and one of Amer
ica's best known sculptors, died last
night at his home in Westway, New
York city. He was 81 years old. lie
had been i'll with pneumonia for more
than week. Yesterday his condition
became SO serious that relatives in
this city were called to his bedside
Despite expert medical attendance
death occurred last night.
Mr.. Morris was born In Chicago on
November IA, 1865. He was the son
of Marshall E. Morris and Mary Fliz-
abeth Winters. The family residence
is a stately old mansion at Noble and
East Washington avenues, facing
Washington park. When very young.
the sculptor came to Bridgeport with
his parents. He attended the Bridge
port public schools and later attended
Rochester University where he was
study of architecture and after grad
uation began the practice Of this pro-
fession at Tacoma, Washington.
Mr.. Morris bent was the designing
Of works of art rather than buildings
and he soon left Tacoma to study
sculpture under the guidance of the
sculptors, Augustus Saint Gaudens..
He then went abroad for a year to
study in Paris and other famous art
centers Of Europe. He returned to
America after taking prizes at every
students exhibit at which he had Of
fered his work.
On his return to this, country, Mr..
Morris established a studio in New
York city. One Of his first commits
sions was the&execution Of a heroic
statue of Or. Stokes. the eminent
Methodist divine and one of the foun-
ders Of Asbury Park. N. J. The sta
tue is placed in that famous sum-
mer retreat of the members Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Later
Mr.. Morris designed a bronze bas-
relief for the Craig Memorial in the
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal
church, Fifth avenue, New York city.
The bas-relief occupies the entire
space back of the baptsmal font and
depicts the baptism Of Christ by st.
John in the River Jordan. There are
more than a score Of figures in the
bronze.
Mr.. Morris also designed the bronze
tablet to the Soldiers and Sailors of the
Civil war, at the burial lot in Noun
tain Grove cemetery. The figure Of
the Civil war soldier leaning on his
gun against the granite tablet was
posed by the late Oscar C.. Beers, an
actor, and himself a veteran OF the
Civil war. Mr.. Morris designed the
Lincoln Memorial statue which Dea,-
con Edward w. Marsh of this city pre-
sented to his home town of New MH>
ford md which now sta nds o. tho hon a
OF the New Milford Green. In the
terms Of the will Of the late Mrs.
William Hunt Perry, he had been COM
missioned to design the $4,000 me
mortal arch which she desired to be
erected for her husband at the Park
avenue entrance Of Seaside park.
Whether sor not he had started this
commission is not known.
Besides this statuary, Mr.. Morris
was also the creator Of a number OF
notable works Of art. He was con-
sidered one Of Americas rising sculp-
tors and his death will be widely
mourned in art circles here ana
abroad.
In 1903 Mr.. Morris married Eliza
beth Craig Of Ardmore, Pa, who sur
wives him. There are no children. He
is also survived by his father, Marshall
e. Morris, brother. Louis E. Morris.
and two sisters, Mrs. Edgar w. Bas-
sick and Mrs. William r. Hincks, all of
this city The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made but the body
will be brought to this city for burial
n the family plot in Mountain Grove
cemetery.