Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20

NM lnBtOn mas acquired a ne"
portrait statue. and one
which. fortunately, is at
the same time work of art. On the
south steps of the Treasury on a
pedestal designed by Henry Bacon.
the architect or the Lincoln Memorial.
now stands statue of Alexander
Hamilton, the great financier of the
days OF Washington, jefferson and
Madison. Hamilton was one of the
great minds of that time, and there
were few more interesting PERSONAL
ties than his. James Earle Fraser,
the sculptor of the new statue. has
limited at the picturesqueness OF
those times in his Interpretation of
the great financier's personality. He
shows him outstanding. energetic.
debonair. with his cloak hung grace
fully over his left arm. his hat in his
hand 1t is a spirited and an en-
gratiating work. redounding greatly
TO the sculptor's credit. Like the
Nathan Hale, by Mac Monnies. in City
Hall Park. New York, this statue
should make those who pass by pause
and ponder 1t should more than de-
| light the eye: il should engender
patriotism.
Fraser ldthef was one OF lHe en-
gineers Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road and as a boy he grew up in
Dakota, having as playmates Indian
boys and girls. With them he roamed
the hills and woods and followed
many a lonely trail. From them and
from this life in the open he gained
a sense of big things which has in
these later days found expression in
his work. when his fathers task
was accomplished he returned to Min
l 4. i Ii, 10 10
boy. grown big. studied art there and
later at the Chicago Art institute.
From Chicago he went TO Paris.
where he came in contact with Au-
gustus Saint-Gaudens and assisted
him in modelling the Sherman statue
, For FIVE years he worked under Saint
Gaudens. and during these times the
great master produced the Sherman
statue and the Stevenson memorial.
besides lesser works. But in spite
of Paris. Fraser retained his impress
sions of the west and has put in
permanent form some of these recol-
lections. THE End of the Trail an
Indian on a horse, weary and storm
beaten. stands at the Preside. San
Francisco: and when some years ago
he was asked by the government to
design a new scent piece he placed
on it on one side the head of an
Indian. on the other that of buff
falo He has done charming work in
relief. notable among which is panel
of the two Whitney children. and it
was he who designed and made the
authorized American victory medal.
To him was awarded the commission
for the Ericsson memorial to be erect
ed in this city. and the John Hay
memorial, Cleveland. is likewise his
work. He is now the sculptor mem
Der of the National Commit ssion of
Fine Arts. and he has for years been
member of the National Sculpture
Society. His home and studio are in
New York. His wife. formerly Laura
Gardin, is also a sculptor of distinc-
ton and has to her credit notable
accomplishment and various awards.
*k X
THE American Federation of Arts,
= our national art association.
which has its headquarters here in
the Octagon. will hold its fourteenth
annual convention in ST. Louis this
week. As a rule. these conventions
have been held in Washington. but
la st year. with the purpose of extend
ing their influence, it was voted to
meet in Washington only every other
year, and on the odd years elsewhere.
At the opening session on Wednes-
day morning. William II. Holmes. di
rector of the National Gallery of Art.
will tell of the development of the
gallery and of it's future possibilities
Homer Saint-Gaudens. director of the
department of fine arts at the Car
negie Institute, Pittsburgh, will
speak on the subject of international
Representation in Art urging that
America be represented hereafter in
the great International exhibitions
abroad. Among the speakers that
afternoon will be Mrs. Rose " S. Ber-
ry, chairman of the department of
fine arts. General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. who will urge a correla-
ton of the arts-musfc. literature
painting and sculpture. dorado Taft
sculptor of the Columbus fountain in
the. Union station plaza. will tell of
art extension in Illinois. and Paul A.
F. Walter, vice president of the First