DOI issue:
Nr. 223 (September, 1915)
DOI article:A message in bronze
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.43459#0205
A Message in Bronze
A
MESSAGE IN BRONZE
On Saturday, June 26, was un-
veiled in the City Park of Saratoga
Springs the Spencer Trask Memorial,
the work of Daniel Chester French.
The presentation of the beautiful bronze
statue entitled The, Spirit of Life, denoted an
eventful day in the life of the city and a further
milestone in the progress of American sculpture.
In the words of Hon. George Foster Peabody,
who made the presentation address: “This
structure is a witness to the notable union of
the resources of this city and the power and
wealth of the State, for the purpose of making
here a place of beauty, and a place of resort, to
which all men may confidently come to seek for
the restoration of health.”
The treasure of health and healing stored up in
Saratoga Springs has been splendidly symbolized
by the eminent sculptor, with the simplicity and
dignity characteristic of his work. The heroic
figure stands in a white marble niche with a
lagoon below and a balustraded terrace above;
it is that of a winged woman, holding aloft an
overflowing vessel in one hand and a pine
bough in the other; shrubbery and flowers give
the proper setting to the charming design. The
figure, as conceived by Mr. French, besides
giving freely of its abundance, represents the
spirit of faith, activity, and aspiration, and in
this expression it embodies the true spirit of
Saratoga and is a fitting memorial to a citizen
who worked with unfaltering devotion toward the
betterment of the community. In this emblem
all may read not only a dedicatory tribute to the
THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
BY DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH
LV
A
MESSAGE IN BRONZE
On Saturday, June 26, was un-
veiled in the City Park of Saratoga
Springs the Spencer Trask Memorial,
the work of Daniel Chester French.
The presentation of the beautiful bronze
statue entitled The, Spirit of Life, denoted an
eventful day in the life of the city and a further
milestone in the progress of American sculpture.
In the words of Hon. George Foster Peabody,
who made the presentation address: “This
structure is a witness to the notable union of
the resources of this city and the power and
wealth of the State, for the purpose of making
here a place of beauty, and a place of resort, to
which all men may confidently come to seek for
the restoration of health.”
The treasure of health and healing stored up in
Saratoga Springs has been splendidly symbolized
by the eminent sculptor, with the simplicity and
dignity characteristic of his work. The heroic
figure stands in a white marble niche with a
lagoon below and a balustraded terrace above;
it is that of a winged woman, holding aloft an
overflowing vessel in one hand and a pine
bough in the other; shrubbery and flowers give
the proper setting to the charming design. The
figure, as conceived by Mr. French, besides
giving freely of its abundance, represents the
spirit of faith, activity, and aspiration, and in
this expression it embodies the true spirit of
Saratoga and is a fitting memorial to a citizen
who worked with unfaltering devotion toward the
betterment of the community. In this emblem
all may read not only a dedicatory tribute to the
THE SPIRIT OF LIFE
BY DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH
LV