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chairman Of the Commission of Fine
Arts that the sculptor sought to con-
vey "the mental and physical strength
Of the war President
At the time of its execution it was
said of this memorial that it was the
largest marble statue in the world.
Here the war President is seated in
chair of state 1t is draped with the
United States flag, a fact which oc-
casions some criticism on the part Of
certain visitors who are thinking in
terms of present-day flag etiquette
and who forget that in Lincoln's day
such decoration was in good taste.
How better could his chair be deco
rated than with the flag of his coun-
try; so reasoned the people of his day.
1t is said of Lincoln, that he was
probably the most frequently photo
graphed man of his day There can,
in consequence, be little if any doubt
as to his physical appearance. That,
in the many statues of Lincoln, thers
NdA4 oO HULL NdAAIlgt - oil AlANNA Nob~
ing fact. The imprint of the per-
sonality and genius of the sculptor
accounts for the infinite variety"
Thus far, no great statue Of Lin
coin has come from the hands of
a woman sculptor. If one does. it
will take a unique place in the history
of American sculptorS.
1t is probably fair to say that thus
far, no markedly great statue of the
youthful Lincoln has come from the
hands of a man. Within the past
few years, Paul Manship has modelled
a statue of the young woodsman, but
it is not a striking conception.
Outstanding memorials portray
Lincoln as the mature man. Saint
Gaudens has lured visitors to Lincoln
Park. Chicago, since 1887, the year
of the unveiling of this celebrated
work. Patiently, the Lincoln here por-
trayed is the Chief Executive. He
stands before chair of State. ma
jeStic, contemplative figure.
A FEW weeks ago, a group of Wash
ington women, most Of them in
the Government service. were the
guests of the sculptor George Grey
Barnard, in his home in New York
Remembering his heroic head on
Lincoln in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. and his statue of Lincoln in
Manchester, England, the visitors
found SPECIAL significance in the great
sculptor's Interpretation of Lincoln in
words.
He discussed the heroic figure OF
Lincoln in Cincinnati, a reproduce
ton of which was to have been erect
ed in London. Under the spell Of
his compelling personality, the mega
tive qualities emphasized by critics
who protzs~ 10 Vee II the work a
caricature ren SqAS- II Was not a
before whom the guests stood.
One of the group told of taking a
party of blind friends through the
Corcoran Gallery of Art They had
requested the lecturer to speak exact
ly as she would if they could see.
In this experience, the artist who
has been called by Epstein "the most
sculptor of the day" was
deeply interested Were they per-
mitted to touch the sculptures" he
asked. AS the conversation de-
veloped, Mr.. Barnard suddenly made
suggestion Let us all work for
the establishment of an art gallery
especially for the blind, in which
they can feel all the sculpture. 1
will contribute a 20-foot model of
my head of Lincoln"
A head Of Lincoln-from the hands
of George Grey Barnard-the nucleus
of a gallery of sculpture for the blind.
One needs little vision to see the
the appropriateness of
this gift.