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Show Magazine features story m Springville scufpfor . Mrs. Harold Whiting, who is I the historian for the Hafen-I Hafen-I Dallin Art Club, received a copy of the Empire magazine section of the Sunday Syracuse Herald-American, run September Septem-ber 15 of this year and which contains an article with pictures pic-tures concerning Cyrus E. Dallin. Dal-lin. world renowned Springville sculptor. The letter stated in part: "I learned of the existence of your club (Hafen-Dallin Club) while doing research on Mr. Dallin in connection with my job as publicity chairman for the Empire Em-pire State Numismatic Association Associa-tion which held its 37th semiannual semi-annual coin show in Syracuse last weekend." Signed, Joseph A. Cosco. In the section an article on the life and works of Dallin are given in word and picture. The occasion was the meeting of the Empire State Numismatic Association in Syracuse, N.Y., for its semi-annual state convention. con-vention. Dallin's work was recognized rec-ognized by the association and included the designed half dollar dol-lar by Dallin which epicted the pilgrim commemorative half dollar of 1920 as one of the coins the collectors exhibited. The article also told of the familiar statuary "the Soldiers and Sailors monument at Clinton Clin-ton Square in the heart of the city. The cornerstone for this monument was laid at 5:30 p.m., May 31, 1909 where 50.000 people, including 500 Civil War veterans were in attendance. at-tendance. The monument was to be dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Civil War. Actual dedication of the monument was June 21, 1910. Funds were raised after the idea of erecting a monument was accepted and the total sum reached $102,000. Dallin claimed claim-ed that he had "mortgaged my home" and "gone in debt $3,000" to complete the work of art. Dallin had been selected to create the sculpture in competition compe-tition with six other artists: Augustus Lukeman, Bela Pratt, Fidardo Landi, Herman Mac-Neil, Mac-Neil, Adolph Weinman and Albert Al-bert Jaegers. Of these men, five were coin designers including in-cluding Dallin. The sculptures, 19 and 23 feet high, were cast in bronze in Paris. In September 1907, Dallin sailed for France to complete the work. He took with him the sketch model, one quarter size of the finished model. mo-del. It was from this sketch model that he won the competition. compe-tition. A number of changes were made before the sculpture was completed. Figures on horseback were revised. Bearded Beard-ed soldiers and sailors were 'shaved" and became more youthful. "Call to Arms" one of the pieces of sculpture for the monument, was completed and arrived in Syracuse in October 1909, but there was a delay in the arrival of "Incident at Gettysburg" the other sculpture sculp-ture which portrays an incident inci-dent during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. In the heat of battle, a man, Sgt. William G. Lilly, stopped to repair the splintered staff that carried the flag. For this act he won the I Congressional Medal. Dallin had returned to America Amer-ica leaving his assistant, Frederick Fred-erick Mac Monnies in charge of the work on the statue in Paris. MacMonnies got married, mar-ried, went on his honeymoon and forgot to cast the bronze figure in time for the dedication. dedica-tion. "Thus does love ever alter al-ter the course of art." The 50 cent coin which Dallin Dal-lin designed was issued in 1920 to honor the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth Rock. The coin, worth about $10.00 shows a portrait of Massachusett's Governor Gov-ernor William Bradford on the obverse and the ship Mayflower May-flower under full sail, on the reverse. In 1920, 152,000 of the coins were sold and ajiother striking was ordered in 1921 which netted 20,000 more sales. From the point of actual sales, the Pilgrim coin ranks third most popular commemorative, exceeded only by the 1S93 Columbian Co-lumbian half-dollar and the Carver-Washington issue of 1950. Dallin, Springville native, has been recognized as one of the foremost sculptors in the world. His works may be seeni in many places in this country! and abroad. ' |