"Seein' Things" in Slabs of Rock 



When Paul Herzel sees a piece of solid rock 



it suggests to him an animal or a group of 

 animals, and he begins as soon as possible to 

 make the rock take the shape that he has 

 in mind so that everj'one may see it as he 

 does. So weU does he succeed that he was 

 awarded the Whitney and Barnett prize for 

 animal sculpture at the Academy exhibitions 

 of 1915-1916. Note the expressive faces of 

 the animals and the suggestion of agility 

 and strength brought out in the nauscles 



Below: Sixteen-year-old Albert T. Stewart, 

 who also dreams dreams and sees visions of 

 animals in the rocks. He is fond of repro- 

 ducing prehistoric types, and is shown in the 

 photograph at work on the ancient ancestor 

 of the tiger. His model is a very up-to- 

 date specimen in Central Park Zoo, New 

 York city. His models are attracting con- 

 siderable attention in the art world from 

 critics of note who consider them rich in sug- 

 gestion, expression, and in accuracy of detail 



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