26 DECEMBER 1908, Page 27

Augustus Saint - Gaudens. By Lewis Hind. (John Lane. 12s. 6d. net.)—Mr.

Hind has written a short, sympathetic intro- duction to this collection of photographs of the sculptor's life- work. Although American by adoption, Saint-Gaudens in his art shows that he was a true son of France—his father was French and his mother Irish—for there is that grace and dis- tinction of style which are characteristic of the best French work. His great gifts were recognised in his adopted country, and his genius given scope in many public works. In none of these did he rise more fully to the occasion than in the Shaw Memorial at Boston,