Art Out-of-Doors 



his feet. But we can fancy a chief-justice^ 

 for example, best portrayed in a sitting 

 posture : and it might seem as though this 

 were the natural aspect to choose for Lincoln 

 did not the Chicago statue prove that a 

 great artist may see deeper than ordinary 

 mortals, and, working more boldly than 

 they might counsel, may treat his theme 

 more clearly and fully. In this monument 

 the chair of State behind the figure explains 

 one phase of Lincoln's service, while the 

 erect yet reflective pose of the figure de- 

 clares that the man who filled this chair was 

 a great orator upon occasion, and was not 

 only the people's executive but their lead- 

 er in a crisis demanding energetic action. 



Thus we see that two things should be 

 considered in the conception of a monu- 

 ment : We should reflect upon the charac- 

 ter of the services rendered by its subject, 

 and also upon the bodily presence Provi- 

 dence bestowed upon him, and then decide 

 whether a statue, a bust, or some still less 

 personal kind of memorial should be chosen. 

 A bust of Holmes or Whittier would be 

 much better than a statue j but this fact 



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