Barnard was born at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, where his parents were temporarily residing in 1863. The sculptor is really a Westerner.
Worthy successor to the great artist who put us all under such heavy obligations is Daniel Chester French, whose work is known throughout the land. French was born at Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1850, and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, amid ideal surroundings. His first youthful effort in sculpture, “The Minute Man of Concord,” was a success, and his busy life has known no failures. No other American sculptor has produced so much, and we can name here but a few of his most important works.
MINUTE MAN, BY FRENCH
At Concord, Massachusetts.
Reproduced from American Sculpture, by Lorado Taft. Copyright, 1903, by The MacMillan Co.
ALMA MATER, BY FRENCH
Adorning the approach to the Library of Columbia University, New York City.
