International studio (31.1907)

William Ordway Partridge

evanescent beauty of a
moonbeam on a snowdrift.
To contrast the manner of
this lotus flower, breathing
the whiteness of the dawn,
with the rugged and tre-
mendous force and power
of his head of Lincoln,
gives an idea of the wide
range of his work. In the
Lincoln we have the por-
trayal of the whole rugged
life in all its stages and of
the great soul of the man
with all its hidden battles,
its. triumphs and its de-
feats. It is not within the
province of art to beat and
cuff the clay with a stronger
or more comprehensive
representation of life and
character.
Of the same stamp is
the equestrian Grant, in
Brooklyn. This has the
man horsed, in his manner,
the captain who was so
much more than captain.
Horse and rider hold to-
gether as though they had
been born so and never
been otherwise even in
sleep. That is a man’s

Copyright, 1905, by William Ordway Partridge
HAMLET

BY WILLIAM ORDWAY PARTRIDGE



CHARLES R. BAKER MEMORIAL
GREENWOOD CEMETERY, BROOKLYN

BY WILLIAM ORDWAY
PARTRIDGE