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

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THE SPIRIT OF
Rarely has any such statue been studied
with as fine a vision of the relative
claims of art and archaeology. In
1915, Miss Hyatt’s work was unveiled
on Riverside Drive. It is one of the
best-loved monuments in the city of
New York; and from the day of its
unveiling, I have forsworn prophecy.
Otherwise, I might be tempted to add
that at present, given the tradition of
apprenticeship still keeping its last
stronghold in some of the studios, and
given the ease with which assistance
may be obtained for the ruder manual
labor, there is no reason why women
may not be trained to solve with suc-
cess the usual sculptural problems.
“Because they are conscientious, and
because they have imagination,” were
the reasons given by a sculptor who
employed women assistants.
The National Sculpture Society's
ideals, to be valuable and enduring,
must concern themselves with the ethi-
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