Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . y. AugustusSt. Gaudens, though a cosmopolitan, is truly an American sculptor of the ART PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY 607 first rank, whose statues of Admiral Farragut in New York, Lincoln in Chi-cago, and the sturdy puritan, Chapin, in Springfield, Mass., are well Warner is another distinct
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . y. AugustusSt. Gaudens, though a cosmopolitan, is truly an American sculptor of the ART PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY 607 first rank, whose statues of Admiral Farragut in New York, Lincoln in Chi-cago, and the sturdy puritan, Chapin, in Springfield, Mass., are well Warner is another distinctively American product, although he had theadvantage of some training in Paris. His work is French in technique butnot French in spirit, having the native traits of freedom and originality, asshown in his figure of William Lloyd Garrison, and later in his relief por-traits on the art building at the Columbian Fair. This great occasion offeredopportunities to American sculptors of which they took full advantage, show-ing the high rank to which they were entitled. It made an American ofCarl Bitter, the talented Austrian, whose decorations on the PennsylvaniaRailroad Station, Philadelphia, are well known. It added further lustre tothe name of John J. Boyle, whose heroic Indian Mother in Fairmount. THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, FAIRMOUNT PARK. Park, and seated statue of Benjamin Franklin, are matters of just pride toPhiladelphians. It gave prominence to such men as Lorado Taft, with hisgraceful work on the Horticultural Building; Philip Martiny, on the Agri-cultural Building; the great Columbus quadriga, by E. C. Potter and DanielFrench, whose beautiful relief of Death Staying the Hand of the Sculptor is a masterpiece. All visitors to the White City will remember the vigorousanimal studies by Edward Kemys, and the Indian figures of A. C. sculptural commissions of the Congressional Library in Washingtonhave produced a remarkable collection of works by talented Americans, ande
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