The Star reported a momentaryhush, followed by rounds of warmand universal applause. And then everybody turned towhere the little sculptor girl stood, alittle in the rear with glad tears in hereyes, and congratulations werepoured in upon her from all quarters. The praise was nearly universal.Mary… … the work boldly and powerfully exe-cuted, highlighted by the unfath-omable melancholy of the eyes. Theeminent sculptor and critic LoradoTaft wrote in 1903 that the statue wasan extraordinary work for a child. . . One feels that the girl sculptorapproached her subject with rever-ence and, although…
Ream, Vinnie, 1847-1914 · Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 · Presidents in art · Presidents · Sculpture, American · Small sculpture, American · Busts
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