▁lived ▁in ▁B ays ide , ▁Long ▁Island , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁studio ▁in ▁Mc D oug al ▁Al ley , ▁a ▁fashion able ▁former ▁me ws ▁behind ▁Washington ▁Square ▁Park . ▁Much ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁is ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁though ▁he ▁provided ▁bas - rel ief s ▁for ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁and ▁for ▁government ▁buildings ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁Mart iny ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁who ▁gathered ▁round ▁Saint - G aud ens ▁at ▁Corn ish , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁Mart iny ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁team ▁of ▁decor ative ▁sculpt ors ▁assemble d ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁details ▁for ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Columb ian ▁Ex position , ▁Chicago , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁settled ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁cl ay ▁models ▁for ▁many ▁somewhat ▁fa cile ▁decor ative ▁alleg or ical ▁figures , ▁cher ubs , ▁c ary at ids ▁and ▁the ▁like . ▁Karl ▁B itter ▁diplom atically ▁character ised ▁Mart iny ' s ▁technique : ▁ ▁He ▁works ▁with ▁incred ible ▁rapid ity ▁and ▁apparently ▁with ▁little ▁reflection , ▁but ▁always ▁with ▁such ▁an ▁instinct ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁thing , ▁decor atively ▁speaking , ▁that ▁he ▁rarely ▁fails ▁in ▁his ▁results ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ures , ▁which ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁staff , ▁a ▁weather - res istant ▁pl aster , ▁were ▁destroyed ▁with ▁the ▁exhibition ▁buildings , ▁but ▁the ▁successful ▁effect ▁they ▁produced ▁led ▁to ▁further ▁similar ▁comm issions