The Washington times., 1922-06-18


bars young, son.
The Spirit of the Lincoln High
way" is q recent fanciful creation.
a buoyant fellow with arms uplift-,
ed, holding many banners inscribed
with names Of the cities and States
he has traversed in crossing the
country by the Lincoln Highway
this work was dedicated not long
ago to mark the completion Of the
great national road.
A memorial tablet Of interest is
Mr.. Dunbar's commemorative heads
of the late Solomon Kann and
Louis Kann, given as a tribute by
the employees Of the Kann Company
and erected in their place of bust
ness.
NOther notable works by Mr..
Dunbar have been his masks Of
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans.
for Denver: four members Of the
Supreme Court. Marcus Hanna.
Secretary Gresham. and busts of
Brigadier General Goodloe from
Kentucky. Madame Won Unschuld.
the musician. and many more.
THE PRINTERS MEMORIAL.
A war memorial dedicated last
year was the beautiful tablet In
memory Of the So members of the
Typographical Union No. 101.
who were killed in the war. In
this composition Mr.. Dunbar's
poetic fancy had fun play. and
he produced an exquisite arrange.
ment. a shield in the center, on
one side a toiling printer at a
press, above him a branch OF
oak; on the opposite side, soldiers
In battle. and above, a branch of
palm; the names Of those who
fell are inscribed on the shield.
Two other ideal heads by Dun
bar were posed by Louis B.
Thompson. Of Washington, lie
Reve." dreaming face in reliet
against background. and
"Chanteur poetique." an artist
singer.
But Mr.. Dunbar is not more for
tpnate than other sculprors at
times in finding drudgery in Ger.
tain work. Several Of the ethno-
logical groups OF Indians In our
National Museum, 80 often pdmired
by visitors for their highly artistic
rendering. were made by Dunbar.
Others. besides those In the Royal
Ontario Museum Of Archaeology,
for which he recently completed
the sixth group. he has made for
the museum Of Alberta. Saskatche-
wan.
II like these Indian studies. but
the trouble $50 the artist ,ex.
plains-"they stop just where ar,
beginsr'
Yet why should not art enter
into every phase Of representation,
into every feature OF life, In fact?
Reminded Of the marvellous Afri-
can sculptures. SO recently in.
stalled in our National Museum as
the gift Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Ward. OF London, Mr.. Dunba- cx-
pressed admiration for thei. artis.
tic merit.
HEAD OF TRILBY.
The most interesting fact about
all this is that the bread -and-but.
ter side Of life has not in the. least
submerged the idealist in him. Give
him leisure day. and he is sure to
start a new fancy, like his head of
Trilby." or the statue Of Sven
gall" posed by Wilton Lackaye,
emblematic figures. both of them.
Yet the large number OF splendidly
executed portrait busts which he
has made justifies his high reputa.
ton as a thorough artist, and not
a dreamer. II is rare to find this
combination Of the executive and
idealis, but II should mean great
productions. and II is Just the char.
acter we are looking for In Ameri-
ca, which win make our art Of the
future the greatest the world has
ever known.
Now. let US ask Uric 8. J. Dun.
bar for his views Of art.
"Art is not copying. II Is inter
pretation." says Mr.. Dunbar. "The
artist cannot give what he does not
get from the subject" For per-
feet results, one must have Q good
subject. proper environment,
plenty Of time and generally har.
monious conditions"
The sculptor was referring to the
much discussed Sargent Portrait
Of ex-President woodrow Wilson.
Few critics." he continued. 'tdhe
the trouble to consider the condi.
tions under which portrait is
made whether In pant or clay,
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