American sculptor (1850-1931) best known for his monumental historical works, most notably the sculpture that forms the centerpiece of the Lincoln Memorial. ALS signed “Dan. Sculprit French,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 31, 1905. Letter to Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of The Century Magazine, in full: "The article is first-rate. I wish you would thank Kay for the evident study he has given to it. I only find two things to correct as noted in the margin. Blessings on the Madonna and child. We are delighted with the good news…P.S. You ought to be ashamed of yourself for failing to register. We'll elect Jerome in spite of you!!!" In the lower corner in pencil, Johnson notes: "A plastic lie! xx My name for him, 'the Sculprit,' RUJ." In fine condition, with a short split the end of one of the folds. Accompanied by the original Goodspeed's Book Shop folder. This letter is presumably in reference to Charles De Kay's article, 'French's Groups of the Continents,' which appeared in The Century Magazine in January 1906, a story about the four marble groups ('America,' 'Europe,' 'Asia,' and 'Africa') sculpted by French for the front of the New York Custom-House.
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