Show ST 6 GAUDENS STATUE OF GEN na SHERMAN on memorial day the chamber ol 01 commerce will present to the city ot of new york augustus st gaudens he role statue ot of agn william tecumseh sherman a work thit has been called the finest piece of sculpture created in years when the statue was exhibited in the salon of the champs de mars in 1899 the place of honor was given to it that being the first time such a mark of artistic appreciation was ever hewn to an ameri can sculpture the statue wh ch Is of bronze Is to stand at the anti entrance nce to central park at fifth avenue fifty ninth street mr st gaudens work represents the hero of the march to the sea seated on his charger in full uniform of a general in the field bla his head bared as it if in response to the acclaiming voices of his soldiers his campaign hat in his right hand held in the fine tree free motion ol 01 a salute immediately in front of the charger is a woman s figure symbolizing victory her robea robes fluttering backward in the breeze created by the forward movement and in her upraised hand the palm branch of peace artist cally the work Is unquestionably the finest in america new york press |