containing language so scur-
rilous that it is grossly
repugnant to society's stan-
dards of decency," said Mr.
Hein.
Another example of one
subscriber note which was
disallowed by Prodigy re-
ferred to a popular rap musi-
cian and read, "Vanilla Ice
is a weenie," according to
Heilbrunn, the Prodigy
senior vice president.
To refuse to post a note
like that while allowing
Holocaust revisionism, says
ADL's Mr. Sinensky, is
"bizarre. To say that per-
sonal insult is outside of the
guidelines" and to have
rules that allow someone to
advocate genocide "is
preposterous."
Barring anti-Semitism
from the Prodigy forum is
"well within the editorial
policy they've established,"
he asserted.
"The point is that they're
still saying that you can't at-
tack an individual, but
they're allowing attacks on a
group of people," said
Richard Klein, an ADL
spokesman.
Players in the new interac-
tive electronics media in-
dustry have had varying
degrees of success
navigating the debate over
the limits on freedom of ex-
pression.
Prodigy has come under
fire before, from the press,
subscribers and civil liber-
tarians, for being "overly re-
strictive" in deciding what
can appear on its bulletin
boards, according to Mr.
Heilbrunn.
"As a result, we have
evolved our policies to be
less limiting. We have been
accused of censorship and
have moved toward more
free expression, not less free
expression," he said.
"The free and open nature
of our bulletin board system
means that we will post
notes on controversial sub-
jects, to which some people
may object at times. That is .
the essence of the lively and
vital exchange of views
which have come to
characterize interactive
electronic media," said Mr.
Hein.
But according to the ADL,
the argument is not one
about the First Amendment.
Prodigy is "not a govern-
ment agency and they are in
the business of editorial re-
view," Mr. Sinensky said.
"They decided to engage in
it (making editorial
judgments) and having done
that, they have an obligation
to implement it consistently.
They have not done that," he
asserted.
"THE MOST WONDERFUL FACE LEFT TO US . ."
(so said sculptor George Grey Bernard 1863-1938)
Sculptor Leonard Wells Volk learned his craft in New York
and settled in Illinois after marrying a cousin of Stephen Douglas,
who gave Volk the funds to study in Rome in the mid-1850s. On his
return Volk set up a studio in Chicago where he first met
ABRAHAM LINCOLN in 1858 during Lincoln's historic debates
with Douglas. At that time, Lincoln.promised to sit one day for
Volk, but it would be almost two years before they met again.
In April 1860, Volk noticed a newspaper article announcing
Lincoln's arrival in town to argue a case. Volk went to the
courthouse and reminded Lincoln of his old promise. Lincoln readily
agreed to begin sitting, and paid a visit to Volk's studio each
morning for a week. If he could take a mask of Lincoln's face, Volk
explained, the number of visits would be greatly reduced. Lincoln
agreed, and Volk described the session at which the mask was taken:"
... HE SAT NATURALLY IN THE CHAIR WHEN I MADE THE
CAST, AND SAW EVERY MOVE I MADE IN A MIRROR
OPPOSITE, AS I PUT THE PLASTER ON WITHOUT
INTERFERENCE WITH HIS EYESIGHT OR HIS FREE
BREATHING THROUGH THE NOSTRILS. IT WAS ABOUT AN
. HOUR BEFORE THE MOLD WAS READY TO BE REMOVED,
AND BEING ALL IN ONE PIECE,
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HARD, AS THE CHEEK-BONES WERE HIGHER THAN THE
JAWS AT THE LOBE OF THE EARS. HE BENT HIS HEAD LOW
AND TOOK HOLD OF THE MOLD AND GRADUALLY
WORKED IT OFF WITHOUT BREAKING OR INJURY; IT HURT
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PULLED OUT WITH THE PLASTER AND MADE HIS EYES
WATER . ." The sittings continued for five days after the mask was
prepared, Lin
coln entertaining Volk with "SOME OF THE
FUNNIEST AND MOST LAUGHABLE OF STORIES."
While on tour in Europe Volk's studio, the mask and all other
original castings were believed destroyed by the Great Chicago fire.
I have recently acquired the original casting which was
formerly the property of the descendents of Gideon Wells.
Without damage to the original, I have had a mold produced
and am preparing a limited edition bronze casting for a select few
collectors.
These bronze examples of the original ABRAHAM LINCOLN
life mask measures •10"x8x51/4" and are presented on a base of
beautiful marble with Volk's description of the session inscribed.
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