er supporting her by clasping her waist. There
is great purity in the tones of this picture, and, though lacking
somewhat in action, the coloring and drawing are both admirable.
The most notable piece of statuary in the Salon, the work of an
American, is Saint-Gaudens's statue of Admiral Farragut. Mr.
Saint-Gaudens, who is a native of New York, received about two years
ago from one hundred gentlemen of that city, who had subscribed the
necessary funds, a commission to make a statue of the great sailor. It
is to be placed in Madison Square, New York. The pedestal is to be of
granite, having at its base a large seat, on the back of which will be
an inscription mentioning the important events in the life of the hero.
The statue, of bronze, represents Farragut in a standing posture, a
little larger than life-size. It is now being cast, and will be ready
to be placed in position within two months. Mr. Saint-Gaudens is now at
work on a statue of Richard Robert Randall, the founder of the Sailors'
Snug Harbor on Staten Island, in front of which institution this statue
is to be placed. This sculptor has also nearly completed his cast of
the figures intended to ornament the mausoleum of Ex-Senator E.D.
Morgan (of New York), about to be erected at Hartford, Connecticut. Mr.
Saint-Gaudens intends removing his atelier from Paris to New York in
June, and will hereafter be permanently located in that city, where he
will be an important addition to the art-movement in our own country.
The catalogue numbers, names and birthplaces of the Americans who
exhibit this year are here given:
OIL PAINTINGS.
103. Audra, Rosemond Casimir, New Orleans, La.
127. Bacon, Henry, Boston, Mass.
139. Baird, William, Chicago.
142, 143. Baker, Miss Ellen K., Buffalo.
193. Bayard, Miss Kate, New York.
220, 221. Beckwith, Arthur, New York.
329. Bierstadt, Albert, New York.
344. Bispham, Henry C., Philadelphia, Pa.
355, 356. Blackman, Walter, Chicago.
362. Blashfield, Edwin H., New York.
380. Boggs, Frank Myers, New York.
490, 491. Bridgman, Frederic D., Alabama.
519, 520. Brown, Walter Francis, Rhode Island.
742. Cheret-Lauchaume de Gavarmy, J.L., New Orleans.
823, 824. Coffin, Wm. Anderson, Allegheny City.
841. Collins, Alfred Q., Boston, Mass.
844. Comans, Mrs. Charlotte B., New York.
855. Conant, Miss Cornelia, New York.
866. Copeland, Alfred Bryant, Boston.
890. Correja, Henry, New York.
893, 894. Corson, Miss Helen
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