Evening journal., 1916-12-29
ANOTHER SYMBOLIC
FIGURE IS ASSURED
Citizen Will Provide One
Over Entrance TO the
County Building
KICK, EMINENT
SCULPTOR ENGAGED

Work on the sculpture OF suitable {
symbolic figure over the doorway o,
the main entrance to the county emu !
of the public building Will be started
as soon as designs can be made by
Charles Keck. sculptor, and approved
by members OF the New CasllS
County Building Commission ana
contracts let is the announcement
made by Harlan G. Scott, chairman OF
the Commission, following meeting
of the commission and acceptance Oh
the offer OF q substantial citizen OF the
community TO pay the cost OF having
work done similar TO that over tle en-
trance to the city end of the builohs'
The work is TO be done by MI heeA,
who designed that over the CITY emu on
the new public building. Mr.. heoh
will be notified at once OF the ueoislon
of the Building Commission 10 nav
the similar design placed over 'ne
county end Of the building ana II -
expected will be ready 10 supini' W.
signs TO the commission TOT approtai
In a month or two. Mr.. Scout haiu 70
day he thought Il would be imposslule
10 have work OF carving the hsulo'
started by next spring. 80, - oo,-
lust what the design wall DC cAn-
not be told now, as this WIN na'e ~
be outlined by Mr.. heck anu SUI
mitted for approval TO the ooiiiiiiiS
sion. .a ~. ono ~
Mr. Keck, who is ranged as one oi
the foremost OF American scuipVols,
not only designed the carVlns ~
the entrance TO the CITY enu " hae
now Public Building mere, pue IL To-
designed q long list OF ho'anie 49,, as,e
He began his studies AZ un ne.
4e Years in the Academy OF De.
s,sn. and Art Students League OF
SSeo, work Later he was puph OF
re- late Augustus st. Gaudens anu
a-ststcd him in his work for a peIlou
~ ave Years. working on the equoe.
sran monument Of General Logan d.
SnScago the Peter Cooper monun,leh.
~ New York and the Colonel Sna"
monument in Boston. ,.,or-
~ ICON Mr.. Keck won the scho'a.-
hin ~ the American Academy I
pooo IN competition open 10 al
srnericans under the age OF 81 Year,
and from which one is selected "
studv NJ the American Academy IN
rome for four years. Mr.. kecK stuu-
,ed AZ the Academy for nve years
l'non his return TO America he ala
,,,no~tant fpures for Mir. Brandegees
bonae IN Brookilne. Mass the Maho.
moi for the brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences. the panel OF FRIEND
.h'n Tow he University Club, the hg-
ures of letters on the pylon at Column
h,s rntversitv and the sculptor work
on the New York state hououei0"
WArH
a,oony The other works done by MT.
,tccr are the tablets for the United
states Government in bronze, taken
er,n, Tho battleship Maine; the tablet
IN memory of John Sloan at Rogers
COLLEGE In Constant nople; the tablet
NJ Fletcher deCou, erected IN the
American Academy IN Rome ana
tablet IN memory Of Cable at AIS
University IN New Haven Conn.,
Mr.. Kock also designed the monu-
ment TO Charles Mlnot az Hartman
Y. commemorative the sending OF
the FIRST train order by telegraph; the
monument OF James Douglas Reed, as
rociafe of Morse. erected IN Rochester
" and the monument OF George
washington as President OF the United
states. erected at Buenos Aires. ht
now Ia working on a portrait bas-re'
LET Of the late Commissioner Draper
OF New York. and the bronze doors
Tor the house of Theodore \. Nail, rep
resentlng the history of MorrlstoWh
n. ]. ~.
The letters Of Mr. Scott TO the Pub
&c Building Commission, announcint
he offer OF payment OF cost OF th'
sculnture over the entrance 10 th'
county end OF the new public Ouild
me by a public-spirited citizen ana th'
answer OF acceptance under the sigma
ture OF Edmund Mitchell, secretary o
the commission follow: 90,
Wilmington, Del, Dec. 20, lelO'
Public building Commission, Winning
ton. Del. ,,-,
Gentlemen. AS YOU know, the wa
mincton Building Commission IS hnNin
carved over the King street entrance !
"a. building suitable symbolic figures
etc The work is being done by Charlie
Keck. and viii be in every way OF IN
vcrv best standard.
we were not able 70 have similar wor
done ON the County Building, as we NAY
spent practically all our funds.
We are now authorized 10y substal
.ial citizen of our community TO say I
Won that he Is willing 20 pay the COS
of having similar work done over IN
King street entrance 10 our bmidm
provided YOU give him opportunity I
DO so The work 20 be done by NJ