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NUMISMATISTS PLAYING "WHERE'S WALDO"Steve Pellegrini writes: "In Luigi Pedalino's 'Numismatist' article about philanthropist Peter Cooper, he includes a large group photo taken in front of the Cooper Union. The occasion is the 1907 dedication of Saint-Gaudens' memorial statue of Cooper. The author states in the photo's caption that sculptor Saint-Gaudens is present somewhere in that large crowd. Of course I was immediately curious to see if I could find the artist's exact location. Naked eye, magnifying glass and 17x loupe were all of little help although I did think the aspect and stance of a slight figure standing at the left of the monument's pediment seemed eerily familiar. The figure is attired in a European cut suit and hat far more stylish than his rather dowdy academic neighbors. Remembering the digital kiddy-cam microscope I'd recently bought on an E-Sylum tip, I decided to use it for a (much) closer look. Sure enough, there stood the dapper Saint-Gaudens standing directly at the west corner of the monument with his arm raised in a "here I am" wave -- at least it appears that way to me. Did anyone else with too much time on his or her hands bother to search for Saint-Gaudens in this photo?"Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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