Adams, Adeline: The spirit of American sculpture (New York: Nat. Sculpture Soc., 1923)

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THE SPIRIT OF
Naturally remote in intent and re-
sult from these virile modelings are
the lovingly rendered portraits of wo-
men and children familiar in our sculp-
ture. A well-known example is Man-
ship’s realistically carved marble image
of his baby daughter placed within a
captivating shrine of blue and gold.
Portraits in the round, carried out in
a polychrome ensemble of beautifully
cut marble combined with other mate-
rials, such as wood, gold, and semi-
precious stones, offer a fascinating
field for the American sculptor willing
to devote to such experiments the time
and thought they demand. The pure
white marble bust looks ill at ease in
the warm precincts of the modern
home; it is a thing of the past. We
can but wonder that our elders bore it
so long, even when it was in a measure
suppressed by placing it looking street-
ward, between the parted lace curtains.
For the male portrait, modern taste
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THE STATUE AND THE BUST