Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . lars, to bepaid to her as hereinafter mentioned, hereby binds herself to execute and deliver to the Commis-sioner of Public Buildings, or other public officer, to be designated by the Secretary of the Interior,and in said city, a life-size model and a statue of the late President Lincoln; said statue to be inmarble and to the acceptance of such Secretary; and the said Harlan, Secretary as aforesaid in thename and on behalf of said United States, hereby promises to pay to said
Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . lars, to bepaid to her as hereinafter mentioned, hereby binds herself to execute and deliver to the Commis-sioner of Public Buildings, or other public officer, to be designated by the Secretary of the Interior,and in said city, a life-size model and a statue of the late President Lincoln; said statue to be inmarble and to the acceptance of such Secretary; and the said Harlan, Secretary as aforesaid in thename and on behalf of said United States, hereby promises to pay to said Vinnie Ream, the sumof Five Thousand Dollars, on the completion as aforesaid of such model in plaster; and the furthersum of Five Thousand Dollars, on the completion to the acceptance of the then Secretary of theInterior, of such life-size statue in marble, and the delivery of the same as hereinbefore mentioned. Witness the hands of the said James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior, and of the said VinnieReam, on the day and year aforesaid. James Harlan,[Seal. Department of the Interior.] Vinnie Ream. I Iff- a;I]f lirst luttttf spam. St., IHBG-H. (From the original manuscript printed in the local papers, February, 1869.) Miss Reams Statue of Lincoln. The plaster model of the statue of President Lincoln, executed by Miss Vinnie Ream, byorder of Congress, is now being exhibited in her studio to the members of Congress. There is alively interest excited to learn in what manner the Sculptress has accomplished a work of morethan ordinary difficulty in sculpture, even to those of experience and artistic cultivation in theschools of Art. To model a life-size figure of a subject lacking many of the qualities which makea portrait statue attractive and impressive, and yet to meet the reasonable expectations of the manywho knew the original personally so well, is to achieve a greater success than is usual in Art. We can conceive few subjects more trying to the abilities of a noviti
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