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Show 18 Utah Historical Quarterly . . . Many of them saw our young sculptor for the first time and were astonished at his youthful appearance. He was then nearly 23 years old. He was asked to leave the room, and underwent the final ordeal of suspense, walking up and down the corridor while they 'were discussing his fate within. At last they summoned him in, and declared their intention of giving him the contract. 31 The persevering youth had finally won; the year and a half competition came to a close. On November 18, 1884, the Revere committee "almost unanimously" voted to award the contract to DaHin. To his dismay, Cyrus read the announcement in the Boston Evening Transcript that "Charles E. DaHin," a "twenty one year old" from Utah was the successful artist. 32 Mrs. Daniel Chester French in her book, Memories of a Sculptor's Wife, described DaHin's mixed emotions upon learning of his award: . . . he was somewhat overwhelmed by the fact that he was 110t an Easterner, that he knew he would be looked upon as an outsider and that he went down to his studio the next morning somewhat discouraged and blue. The first thing he saw ,,,as a small note pushed under his door. This he took into his studio and opened. It was from Dan French, saying, "I congratulate you. Yours was by far the best model. I'm glad you won." 33 "' DaHin Biographical Manuscript , p. 13. "' November 19, 1884. '" ( Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928) , p. 209. Dallin's third model, present lo(ation unkn own, won th e R evere monument contract for . \..'- . the youthful sculptor in 1884. His ~ fa vorite of the R eve re models, it was lost w hile he was studying in Paris. Photograph courtesy of the Robbins L ibrary. Dallin and His Paul Rev Although abbreviated printed in at least one new young Dallin's model of I artists whose opinions hac The committee had called j the monumental statues some persons that the co Revere statue were deterr Mr. DaIlin's design they! nent artists and connoiss pose is splendid." Anoth being very speaking and d is a spirited work of art, we should be proud." 35 The Transcript annOl plaster and exhibited at sc . this newspaper made the fo This is not a sta tue of P~ accident. It may be said t( and patriotism of the Re' incident in the life of Pau The face of the rider in Revere, though there is s( is that of a vigorous man, whole carriage of the fil Revolutionary patriot. 3G The Boston Advertisl ... The narrative chara horse, a powerfully built still preserves some of th~ spring and fire, elasticity, back close to his breast, . the force of the rider's f( well expressed is the iill' foreleg is lifted as high as ; is still in the air.. .. The I flies out between the ears, : ... We think Mr. DalIi, expresses its picturesque F .. November 20, 1884 . .. "The Paul Revere Statue . .. Ibid. |
