A PRIZE-FIGHTER'S STATUE.
Boston's worship of the ideal in physical development has taken the shape of a statue of the Hon. John L. Sullivan, which is being I modelled in clay by a distinguished sculptor here, Mr Donoghue. The figure is of heroic size — a triple, over 7ft — and is tastefully attired in a single 'figleaf. It stands on guard, the clenched fists held at the sides, and the left foot in advance. The expression of the face is one of cold ferocity, the eyes bent upon an imaginary adversary, whom Mr Sullivan— so the sculptor assures me — is supposed to be mentally " sizing up " before " pasting him one in the bugle." The artist has wisely preferred a pose of restful confid&yje in strength to one suggestive of suspendeil v -,tion, such as that of striking a blow, Mr Sullivan says that attitudinising as a model is the hardest work he ever did. — Pifctsburg Despatch.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1874, 21 October 1887, Page 15
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155A PRIZE-FIGHTER'S STATUE. Otago Witness, Issue 1874, 21 October 1887, Page 15
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