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sthe week aad the other six.'F8.up«lt;itnondm will)c perI.Wees.nd see es ande or oods )n isFALL ill be*■[LIAOr,CU8TEK’lt;4 STATUE.Tribute of Jefferaon County Men to u Harrison County Soldier.We are in receipt of a programme of exercises at the unveiling of Wilson MacDonald’s statue of General George A. Custer at West Point, New York, Saturday, August 30th, 1879. This will be a matter of special interest to all residents of Eastern Ohio in view of the fact that General Custer was born at New Rum lev In Harrison county, and Wilson MacDonald who executed the statue,George Doyle who mad - pedestal »nd Gen. A. G.M- hocin Congress lhlt; a ting lt;n uzecannon to cast v dtatue, were all born in Steubenville, as was also Wm- H. McDonald who will act as basso in the quintette which will sing on the occasion of the unveiling. The American Art Journal gives the following description of this magnificent piece of work:“The fignre which the sculptor hss made is a statuesque portrait of the original in bis last and fatal fight. It is eight feet iu height, and dressed in colonel’s uniform. The pedestal is to be of granite, and will be nine feet high,which will make the whole structure about eighteen feet from the ground to the top of the head. On the four sides of the die of the pedestal are three medallions and a tablet, all of bronze. The front medallion represents General Custer on horseback, in the characteristic costume in which he delighted to appear while on a warlike expedition. The other two medallions on the right and left sides give bufialo heads, with Indian weapons and implements.“In his conception and treatment of this subject, MacDonald has made a bold innovation in the art as practiced to-day. He has revived the ruling force of the Greek ideal, created a soul in the clay, and typified the man in a supreme moment of action—just as he supposes Custer made his desperate and final strugle for life, ere being beaten down in a band to hand fight, in the awful tragedy at LittleBig Horn.“It is indeed a supreme climax, in which the ruling forces of the dariog soldier’s nature are vividly expressed in every lineament, and the heroic soul stands revealed. A gaze upon this noble art work is sufficient to impress the truth of the situation upon you, for every line and muscle speaks most eloquently in action that requires no words to express its grandeur. The likeness is positive, the expression faithful and inspired, the posture natural and dramatic, every contour aiding the central idea. As a whole it must rank as MacDonald’s chef d’ceuvre, for it is a grand conception, bold in its massiveness and originality, in which the skeleton of law is concealed by the free movement of life; it is a work that dots credit to the progressive spirit of American art.“The original cost of the whole was fixed at $15,000, but it will probably cost much more, as it is to be made a fitting tribute to a great soldier.”Sisoldi and caui hanlt; direhly li abci ana nercialli —R Mr.thin acciih-a-ilt;D)V\ new enti nal, prof ther gre*Si ablyof Jandthe duepubBEwtthe of a rum havi(N.FJORChadozehow be *-VVTOOafrawillboreout.him(D)Hsay* mea able his jthenot? boo i(I).Avilhcomsaklt;ku 1touton t ous SunVOR lt;likeclo\fershe lt;colcwhlt;pre1GeireftHe
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Steubenville Weekly Herald
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Fri, Aug 29, 1879
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