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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4, Chapter 11: last years.—1877-79. (search)
general expression of countenance. In fact, when I lay them aside, I am almost another man (Ms. May 1, 1858, to Oliver Johnson). She succeeded admirably, however, and the bust, when completed, received the emphatic and unanimous approval of Mr. Garrison's children and friends. With no abatement of strength and dignity, it happily portrays his sweet and serene expression, and the firm repose of his later years. A marble copy of the bust was cut in Italy, and was received in Boston in March, 1879, shortly before Mr. Garrison left home for the last time. It is admirably executed, he wrote to his daughter, and the marble is of the purest white. ... I do not think a more accurate counterfeit presentment of your father's features could possibly be made; and I am particularly pleased that it has been achieved by a woman (Ms. Mar. 28, 1879, W. L. G. to F. G. V.). The bust, which is now (1889) at Rockledge, stands on a pedestal which brings it exactly to Mr. Garrison's height (5 feet