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 ; but this fact 
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