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Palaces and Courts of the Exposition
A Handbook of the Architecture Sculpture and Mural Paintings with
Special Reference to the Symbolism
By
Juliet James
"The trail is lost, the path is hid and winds
that blow from out the ages sweep me on to
that chill borderland where time's spent
sands engulf lost peoples and lost trails."
Marian Manville Pope
A Foreword
The Pastel City by the Sea
There is a hill-crowned city by a silver sea, near a Golden Gate. For
ages the water has washed from an almost land-locked bay against this
hill-crowned city, and on its northern side has created of the shore an
amphitheatre stretching for some three miles to the western headlands.
Behind this amphitheatre rises, in terraces, the steep hills of this
water-lashed city, and in part, a forest of pines stretches to the west.
Man has flanked this reach of shore by two lowering forts, and in front,
across the sapphire sea, one looks onto the long undulations of hills,
climaxed by grand old Tamalpais.
Just three years ago and one saw in this same low-lying shore only a
marshy stretch, with lagoons working their way far into the land - the
home of the seagull.
There came a time when, had you looked closely, you would have seen
coming thru the Golden Gate a phantom flotilla of caravels, freighted
with clever ideas.
On the vessels came; at the prows were several noble figures: Energy,
Enterprise, Youth, the Spirit of the East, the Spirit of the West,
Success, and in the last caravel, the stalwart Mother of Tomorrow.
They had dug and delved with mighty Hercules and had created that great
gap that has severed two continents. Then, leaving their work to be
finished, they had sailed on to celebrate their triumph in the Land of
El Dorado, the region of their desires.
In a shallop in front of these floating winged vessels, riding on the
waves, came Venus, rowed by the fairies - in her hand the golden ball of
opportunity.
The mermaids, the dolphins, the little sea-horses sported in the wake of
these vessels, leaving a long line of foam and silver as they sped on.
Over the waves they came to the Golden Land of the Pacific. They moored
their vessels by the fort-flanked shores, and stepping out upon the
haunt of the seagull, they moved boldly across this unsightly stretch of
wave-washed land.
Enterprise and Energy pushed ahead: the Fairy ever flitting near. At a
signal from Enterprise the Fairy turned her wheel, Venus threw her
golden ball of opportunity, and lo! out of the foam of the sea rose a
Venus city with the round sea bubbles resting on the roofs.
One day a man appeared on the hilltop o'erlooking this wondrous city and
by his magic power, being filled with music, with color-music, he cast a
spell and behold a pastel city by the sea - such an one as only those
who dream could think of; a city glowing with warmth of color, with a
softness and mystical charm such as only the brain of Jules Guerin could
produce.
He is the conductor of this wondrous symphony, this beautiful Mozart
fantasia, and if you listen, you can hear the strains of the great
beautiful melodies wafted now east, now west, now north, now south,
rising to great climaxes, falling back to great chords of harmony, or,
in an allegro movement, causing you almost to trip with delight in the
joy of it all.
Your eye is enthralled with the beauty of the coloring. One sees
turquoise green domes floating in a silver-moated ether, long colonnades
of glacial ice columns leading to regions beyond, where quiet silver
pools throw back the mirrored glories.
Battalions of daffodils holding their long sabers stand in the South
Garden, making ready for the great festival. Soon those daffodils will
raise their golden trumpets and will sound the fanfare at the opening of
the Great Jubilee, and up will spring two hundred thousand wide-eyed
yellow pansies to look and wonder at the marvelous beauty and help in
the hallelujah chorus that will be one great poeon of joy - one splendid
hymn of praise.
And the blue eucalypti against the walls will lend their voices, the
yellow acacias will add their cadences; while down by the great lagoon,
ten thousand periwinkles will dance for joy.
Far out on the waters will be intoned to the rhythm of the waves a
chorus from white-robed water-lilies, who, like a throng of choristers,
will send their anthems rippling over the sun-kissed waves.
The Spirit of the East that has added its domes, its minarets, its
soft-glowing colors, will remain and join hands with the Spirit of the
West, that strong, pulsating energetic spirit, and the harmony produced
will vibrate from the shores of the Occident to the shores of the Orient
and bring about a better understanding, a great world peace.
And the world will come to listen. The great music will sound across the
waters, and the world will be the better in its way of thinking, of
working, of living - and all because of the great beauty. Wonderful is
it to be living today, to have the opportunity of watching the beginning
of this mighty growth; to be present at one of the world's greatest
events.
And the pastel city by the sea will not leave us, for, as the years go
on, whatever be our mission, the vision of this dream-city will float
before us, leading us to finer, higher works, strengthening our ideals,
and causing us to give only of our finest fiber.
Table of Contents
Foreword - The Pastel City by the Sea
Ground Plan of Palaces and Courts
Prayers at Opening of Exposition
Chiefs of Departments
Architecture and Architects
Sculptors and Mural Painters
Materials of the Palaces
Material of the Statues
Machinery Palace
Palace of Varied Industries
Flora of the Avenue of Progress and the Avenue of Palms
Palace of Manufactures and Palace of Liberal Arts
Palace of Education
Aisles between the Palaces
Court of the Universe
Cosmical Side of the Court of the Universe
Human Side of the Court of the Universe
Historical Side of the Court of the Universe
Ethical Side of the Court of the Universe
Floral Side of the Court of the Universe
Festival Side of the Court of the Universe
Tower of Jewels
Jewels on the Tower
Column of Progress
Court of the Ages
North Court of the Ages
Court of the Four Seasons
Court of Palms
Court of Flowers
Italian Towers
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Horticulture
South Gardens
Festival Hall
Color Scheme
Index
List of Illustrations
"The End of the Trail" (by James E. Fraser)
Machinery Palace
Palace of Varied Industries
Portal of the Palace of Varied Industries
Portal of the Palace of Liberal Arts
West Side of the Palace of Education
"Thought" (by Ralph Stackpole)
Portal of all the Palaces facing North
Court of the Universe
"The Rising Sun" (by A. A. Weinmann)
"Descending Night" (by A. A. Weinmann)
"Earth" (by Robert Aitken)
"The Genius of Creation" (by Daniel C. French)
"The Nations of the Occident" (by Calder, Roth and Lentelli)
"Youth" (by Edith W. Burroughs)
Part of "Fountain of El Dorado" (by G. V. Whitney)
Tower of Jewels
"Cortez" (by Chas. Niehaus)
North Court of Court of the Universe
"The Adventurous Bowman" (by H. A. McNeil)
Court of the Ages
"Water" (by Frank Brangwyn)
Panel of "The Fountain of the Earth" (by R. Aitken)
Court of the Four Seasons
"The Fountain of Ceres" (by Evelyn B. Longman)
"The Feast of the Sacrifice" (by Albert Jaegers)
The Emerald Pool
"Winter" (by Furio Piccirilli)
Eastern Gateway of Court of Four Seasons
Court of Palms
"The American Pioneer" (by Solon Borglum)
Palace of Fine Arts
Corner of the Palace of Fine Arts
Panel of "Pegasus " (by Bruno Zimm)
Palace of Horticulture
"The Fountain of Energy" (by A. Stirling Calder)
Festival Hall
Palaces and Courts of the Exposition
The Prayer of Bishop Nichols
of the
Episcopal Diocese of California,
Given at the
Opening of the Exposition
The Blessing of God Almighty, the God of the Ages, the God of the
Oceans, the God of the Continents, the God of the Genius of man and the
God of every Exposition of human achievement and progress - the Blessing
of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, be upon you and
remain with you always.
Amen.
The 148th Psalm
Read by
Rabbi Meyer of San Francisco
at the Opening of the Exposition
Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in
the Heights.
Praise ye Him, all His Angels; praise ye, all His hosts.
Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him all ye stars of light.
Praise Him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters that be above the
heavens.
Let them praise the name of the Lord; for He commanded and they were
created.
He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree
which shall not pass.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps.
Fire and hail, snow and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling His word;
Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars;
Beasts and all cattle; creeping things and flying fowl;
Kings of the earth and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth.
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children.
Let them praise the name of the Lord; for His name alone is excellent;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
He also exalteth the horn of His people, the praise of all His saints;
even of the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Praise ye
the Lord.
The Prayer of Bishop E. J. Hanna
of the Catholic Diocese
Given at
the Opening of the Exposition
O God of our Fathers, in Whose power are the destinies of men, in Whose
hands are the ends of the world, look down with loving-kindness on Thy
children here gathered in Thy Name. From the uttermost bounds of the
earth have we come to commemorate one of man's greatest achievements
adown the ages. Make us, Thy children, realize that Thou art the source
of light and of inspiration; make us realize that great things are
wrought through Thee alone.
To the city of St. Francis, enthroned in beauty by the western sea, give
the grace of kindly hospitality, the blessing of an ever-widening vision
of true greatness, a faith and a hope that know not failure. To our
glorious California give abundance of harvest, a bounteous plenty of Thy
treasures and a valiant race of men blessed in the knowledge and
sanctified in the observance of Thy law. To our favored land, which is
from sea to sea, vouchsafe strength and unity and that peace which the
world cannot give. Make us feel that the mighty City of God rises
sublime through the centuries only when built on the foundations of
justice and of truth; and, finally, to all the nations here represented,
grant a vision of the highest things of life - of the things that make
for true progress, for real brotherhood, for lasting union, for
unfailing love, for mighty achievement in time, and for that glory which
is everlasting.
Amen.
The Chief's of Departments
Architects - Mr. George Kelham of San Francisco.
Sculptors - Mr. Karl Bitter of New York and his able manager, Mr. A.
Stirling Calder of New York.
Painters - Mr. Jules Guerin of New York.
Illuminators - Mr. W. D'Arcy Ryan of San Francisco and Mr. Guy Bailey of
Berkeley, Cal.
Landscape Gardening - Mr. John McLaren of San Francisco and his son,
Donald McLaren.
Inscriptions - Selected by Mr. Porter Garnett of Berkeley, Cal.
Material for Buildings was originated by Mr. Paul E. Deneville of New
York.
Architecture and Architects
Manager-in-Chief - Geo. Kelham of San Francisco.
Court of the Universe - McKim, Meade and White of New York.
Tower of Jewels - Thomas Hastings of New York.
Court of the Ages - Louis Christian Mullgardt of San Francisco.
Court of the Four Seasons - Henry Bacon of New York.
Court of Flowers - Geo. Kelham of San Francisco.
Court of Palms - " "
The Italian Towers - " "
Column of Progress - Symmes Richardson of New York.
Machinery Palace - Ward and Blohme of San Francisco.
Palace of Varied Industries - W. B. Faville of San Francisco.
Palace of Mines - " "
Palace of Manufactures - " "
Palace of Transportation - " "
Palace of Liberal Arts - " "
Palace of Education - " "
Palace of Agriculture - " "
Palace of Food Products - " "
Also all portals and aisles - " "
Palace of Fine Arts - Bernard R. Maybeck of San Francisco.
Palace of Horticulture - Bakewell and Brown of San Francisco.
Festival Hall - Robert Farquhar of Los Angeles.
Sculptors
(The numbers indicate the other works by the same sculptors to be seen
in the Fine Arts Palace.)
Adams, Herbert (3)
Aitken, Robert (9)
Bateman, John
Beach, Chester (1)
Borglum, Solon H. (1)
Boutier, E. L.
Bufano, B.
Burroughs, Edith Woodman (4)
Calder, A. Stirling (5)
Cummings, Earle
Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (2)
Elwell, Frank Edwin
Flanagan, John (3)
Fraser, James Earle (7)
French, Daniel Chester (4)
Fry, Sherry (2)
Gerlach, Gustave
Gruppe, Carl
Harley, C. R.
Humphries, C. H. (1)
Jaegers, Albert (1)
Jaegers, August
Konti, Isadore (6)
Laessle, Albert (21)
Lentelli, Leo
Longman, Evelyn Beatrice (4)
MacNeil, Herman A. (2)
Manship, Paul (10)
Newman, Allen
Niehaus, Charles
Patigian, Haig (7)
Peters, C.
Piccirilli, Furio (2)
Putnam, Arthur
Roth, Frederick G. R. (12)
Rumsey, Charles Carey (8)
Stackpole, Ralph W. (4)
Stea, Cesare
Tonetti, F. M. L.
Walters, Edgar (1)
Weinert, Albert
Weinman, Adolph A. (9)
Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt (1)
Young, Mahonri (9)
Zimm, Bruno L.
MURAL PAINTERS
(The numbers indicate the other works by the same artists to be seen in
the Fine Arts Palace.)
Bancroft, Milton
Brangwyn, Frank
Dodge, William de Leftwich
Du Mond, Frank Vincent (6)
Hassam, Childe (37)
Holloway, Charles
Matthews, Arthur F. (14)
Reid, Robert (3)
Simmons, Edward
Materials of the Palaces
The buildings, as well as all of the statuary, are made of artificial
travertine, of a smoked-ivory tone.
Real travertine is found in and around Rome, especially at Tivoli.
It is a pure carbonate of lime, a creamy white deposit formed from
dripping water, in stratified form, with cavities and fissures lined
with crystals.
The Colosseum and St. Peter's at Rome are both made of this material.
The imitation travertine made with concrete, and used in the second
story of the Pennsylvania Station in New York in combination with real
travertine of the first story, was invented by Mr. Symmes Richardson of
the firm of McKim, Meade and White of New York. He also brought the real
travertine to America to have it used for the first time in a large
building, the Pennsylvania Station.
Mr. Paul Deneville of New York has most successfully made a plastic
travertine, composed of gypsum from Nevada combined with hemp fiber and
a coloring pigment, which has been applied to all of the Exposition
buildings, producing a most pleasing glareless background under the
sunny skies of San Francisco.
The roofs are covered with imitation tiles, since real tiles would be
too expensive for Exposition purposes.
Material of the Statues
The architectural statues - that is, those directly connected with the
architecture - are of smoked-ivory tone, so that you see them as part of
the architectural scheme.
Those far away from the eye, used as free statues, are, in the main,
golden.
Those nearer the eye simulate bronze, the special color that seems
worked out from the color of the blue eucalyptus.
All the statues of the Exposition palaces and courts are of travertine,
the material of which the buildings are made.
Machinery Palace
Architects - Ward and Blohme of San Francisco.
The palace is one of grandeur, dignity and great beauty.
The architecture has been inspired by such old Roman thermae as the
Baths of Caracalla, the Baths of Titus and the like.
The ornamentation is of the Italian Renaissance style, worked out on a
building that in form suits the needs of a great palace of machinery.
The gable points at the top of the western façade are such as one sees
in the restoration of the Baths of Caracalla.
The first and only other expression of this style in America is seen in
the Pennsylvania Station of New York City.
In the Transportation Palace can be seen a model of the proposed plan
for a new Union Depot for Chicago, with a similar gabled effect.
The three arches reflect on the exterior the three aisles of the same
portion of the palace within.
The great columns in front, and also in the vestibule, simulate Siena
marble.
The entablature carried across the faces of the arches supports American
eagles by C. A. Humphries.
Eagles are also seen at the corners of the Corinthian capitals. This
bird of freedom can be found all over the Exposition.
Notice that Mr. Jules Guerin, the great color wizard, leads you by means
of the blue ground of the capitals, the blue between the dentils, the
blue between the consoles to the blue sky above.
The principal lighting is by great clerestory windows - great windows at
the north and the south ends - also by skylights.
The building covers nine acres, and is the largest wooden structure in
the world. It is about three blocks long.
The statues as well as the reliefs are by Haig Patigian of San
Francisco.
Vigorous types like machinery itself are used.
The generation, transmission and application of power as applied to
machinery are most interestingly represented.
The decorated drums of the columns show the Genii of Machinery.
The eyes of these figures are closed, reminding you that power comes
from within.
Notice how from any point of view your figures suggest support at the
sides of the drum.
The very position of the arms gives you a strong feeling of support.
The figures on the spandrels represent the application of power to
machinery.
The figures on the pedestals represent:
1. "Steam Power" with the lever that starts the engine.
2. "Invention" showing a more intellectual type of face, carrying the
figure with wings spread, suggesting the flight of thought. This
thought, as it were, is above the world.
3. "Electricity" with foot on the earth, suggesting that electricity is
not only in the earth, but around it. He carries his symbol,
electricity.
4. "Imagination," showing man with his eyes closed - seeing within. The
bird of inspiration, the eagle, is about to take flight.
The wings on the head suggest the rapidity of thought or action.
Inside this great palace one sees the latest inventions in machinery.
Ponderous machines capable of shaping tons of metal, great labor-saving
machines, and all sorts of electrical appliances. "Safety first" is a
pronounced feature of this exhibit.
Palace of Varied Industries
Architect - W. B. Faville of San Francisco.
The high walls, averaging seventy feet to the cornice, with their
respective buttresses, are strongly suggestive of the California
missions of the eighteenth century.
The "California bear" and the Seal of California are in decorative and
suggestive evidence at the tops of the buttresses.
The green domes on the palace belong to the Byzantine school of
architecture, such domes as one sees in the mosques of Constantinople
and other Mohammedan centers.
The windows seen in the corner towers are the same kind that one sees
used in the majority of mosques.
The beautiful central portal, facing south, is modeled after the Portal
of the Hospice of Santa Cruz at Toledo, Spain.
It is 16th century Spanish Renaissance, known as the Plateresque style
(from platero, silversmith).
The columns suggest a wood origin and look as if they had been turned in
a lathe.
The portal is the color of cork, illuminated here and there with niche
walls of pink, and touches of ultramarine blue.
The fine figure work representing the modern industrial types is by
Ralph Stackpole of Oregon, whose home is now in San Francisco. He
expresses himself most simply and unaffectedly, in clear, broad
treatment, and makes the ordinary workman a man to be honored and
respected.
The upper figures represent an old man handing his burden to a younger
man. The Old World Handing Its Burden to the Younger World, that is
America, is finely suggested.
The keystone figure represents The Power of Industry, the man who both
thinks and uses his hands.
In the tympanum are the types representing the Varied Industries.
In the center is Agriculture representing the food side of life. On the
left a workman, possibly an architect, suggests the refinements of the
varied industries, while on the right one sees the ordinary workman with
his sledge-hammer, bringing to mind the rougher side of industry. In the
left corner a woman with her spindle - a lamb standing near - recalls
the making of textiles. Commerce occupies the right corner, holding the
prow of a vessel with its figurehead.
The Workman with his pick is repeated in the four niches.
The two flanking portals are also in the plateresque style with devices
of this Spanish Renaissance period represented on them.
The shields, or cartouches as they are called, have no special meaning,
being only ornaments of this particular period.
The portals on the east of the Palace of Varied Industries and also of
the Palace of Mines are suggestive of gateways of old Roman walled
cities, like those of Perugia, for instance. This Italian type of portal
is chosen since Machinery Palace opposite is in the Italian style of
architecture.
Notice how the pastel pink accents the portal.
The figure of "The Miner" in the niches is by Albert Weinert, whose work
in the Congressional Library at Washington is well known.
The Palace of Varied Industries has an exhibition of the more refined
manufactures, those articles that are regarded more as luxuries, such as
bronzes, jewelry, silverware, fine pottery, porcelains, rugs, leather
work, silks, etc.
The Palace of Mines deals with the smelting of metals, a fine exhibition
of different ores, and above all "Safety First" in its relation to
mines. The Mines Rescue work is most interesting.
Flora of the Avenue of Progress and the Avenue of Palms
Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum).
Eucalyptus robusta.
Eucalyptus viminalis.
Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress).
Laurestinus.
Australian pea vine on the palms.
Muhlenbeckia (Australian mattress vine) against the base of Machinery
Palace.
Honeysuckle against the base of the Varied Industries Palace.
Lawson cypress.
Libocedrus decurrens (incense cedar).
Acacia floribunda.
Acacia latifolia.
Albizzia lophantha.
Abies menziesü (fir).
Picea Engelmanni (spruce).
Picea excelsa (from Norway) (spruce).
Pittosporum.
Rhododendrons (notice how they work upon the pink walls) (for color).
Cinerarias (for color).
Cyclamen (for color).
Dracaena indivisa (cabbage palm).
Woodwardias.
Japanese strawberry.
Notice Mr. McLaren's devices for covering the ground.
The lophantha lawn, it might be called, is an artificial device for
producing a most lovely effect. The tree is stripped of all branches
until it has attained the height of four feet, the top being trained and
flattened into a head five feet across. The trees are placed close
enough together so that the tops interlace, producing thereby a
continuous green surface.
The veronica, buxifolia is the light green border at the side and in
front of the Palace of Varied Industries.
Achanea from New Zealand and Australia is used on the banks and accords
most harmoniously with the albizzia lophantha.
The abelia rupestris is the red leafed plant with pink blossoms.
Peonia moutan daikaqura is the peony.
Since the small plants in front of the permanent shrubs are changed
periodically, a list of everything planted is of course out of the
question.
The technical names are suggested with a few of the trees and shrubs so
that you can continue this line of work for yourself.
Since the botanical names are placed on the plants in many places you
can easily find what you seek.
The Palace of Manufactures and also The Palace of Liberal Arts
(Since they are alike.)
The portal is Spanish Renaissance with grill work. Notice the pastel
pink, turquoise blue and burnt orange on this portal. This coloring is a
means of strongly accenting this fine architectural feature.
The panel (representing the making of glass, metal work, textiles,
statuary, etc.), as well as the female figure holding the spindle and
the male with the sledge-hammer, are by Mahonri Young of Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The wall niches show elephants and lions used alternately - a fine
oriental touch. The heads are used as fountains.
"Acroterium" is the Victory on the gables, many times repeated. It is
the work of Frank Edwin Elwell, curator of Ancient Art, at the
Metropolitan Museum of New York.
Viewing the figure from the side, you are reminded of the Victory of
Samothrace. She is noticeably beautiful against the late afternoon sky
and also against the blue morning sky.
You will notice that the flora is just the same in the main in front of
these buildings as it was in front of the others you have seen, the
grass lawn here taking the place of the albizzia lophantha.
Sweet peas, daffodils, rhododendrons, evening primroses, Japanese
magnolias, coronilla are added for color.
The Palace of Manufactures shows the coarser, heavier articles, such as
furniture, carpets, woolen goods, hardware. Many articles are being made
in this palace.
The Palace of Liberal Arts includes all kinds of printing, book binding,
engraving, photographic apparatus, especially in the line of moving
pictures and color photography, theatrical appliances, musical
instruments, instruments of precision, wireless telegraphy and the
wireless telephone, etc.
Palace of Education
Architect - W. B. Faville of San Francisco.
There are three portals on the south in the Spanish Renaissance style,
with twisted columns of the Byzantine school. Notice that the screws
twist in opposite directions.
Above the central portal is Gustav Gerlach's tympanum relief
"Education." The tree of knowledge is seen in the background. The
kindergarten stage, the half-grown, and the mature periods are shown,
the last showing the man no longer under a teacher, but working his
problem out by himself.
The modern costumes, combined with the classical styles, suggest that
the knowledge of today rests upon that of the old schools. Mr. Gerlach
is a pupil of Karl Bitter of New York, the Chief of the Sculpture.
Below the tympanum is the open book of knowledge from which light
radiates in all directions. The curtains of darkness have been drawn
aside. The hour-glass says, "Improve the shining moments as they pass."
The crown awaits those who will seek knowledge.
Atop this portal is the globe suggesting that education extends around
the world.
The panel on the left shows the female teacher in the center. She is
instructing her hearers who discuss their interests.
This panel is by Peters.
The companion panel with the male teacher is by Cesare Stea.
Both panels are quite evident in meaning. Messrs. Peters and Stea are
pupils of the Beaux Arts of Paris and the National School of Sculpture
of America, respectively.
The Palace of Education and Social Economy shows developments since
1905. Comparative exhibits of educational interests of all nations are
shown.
Child welfare, playgrounds, care of the feebleminded, treatment of the
insane, missionary work, the Red Cross system, criminology, park
systems, street improvements, methods of disposing of sewage, and many
other allied subjects are interestingly worked out for public benefit.
The flora is just about the same in front of these palaces as that which
you have noticed. The veronica buxifolia is grouped around the lawn at
the corner of Palm and Administration Avenues.
The west side of the Palace of Education as well as that of the Palace
of Food Products, has great Roman half domes above the entrances. Again
your architecture at the portals is changed to suit the style of the
palace opposite. The Fine Arts Palace is mainly old Roman.
These are called respectively "The Dome of Philosophy" and "The Dome of
Plenty." The female figures carrying the books "Ex libris," as well as
the male figures carrying cereal wreaths, are by Albert Weinert and Earl
Cummings, respectively.
"Out of books comes much knowledge," says the woman.
"If you wish to be as physically strong as I am, eat my food," says the
man. This figure then represents physical vigor.
The fountains of the vestibules are by W. B. Faville of San Francisco.
That in the vestibule of the Palace of Food Products is strongly
reminiscent of the fountain of Perugia.
The great Siena pedestals beside these palaces carry Ralph Stackpole's
"Thought."
The niches have alternate groups of "Abundance" and "Triumph of the
Fields," both by Chas. Harley of Philadelphia (studio in New York).
Abundance expresses to you the overflowing amount of all that we have
today. Her symbol, the cornucopia, is seen on either side. Her large
hands are spread out as if to say:
"I give you all that I have. Take. Choose what you will."
One certainly has a bountiful choice.
The eagle's head is on the prow of the vessel in which she sits. It
surely suggests that considering all we have put before us today, we
have reason for inspiration (the eagle being the symbol of inspiration).
The Triumph of the Fields shows man surrounded by the symbols of the
harvest festivals when the Celtic cross, to take one case, or the
standard with the bull atop, to take another, was carried through the
fields at the time of the bringing in of the harvests.
Man has been the guiding hand to the bull, but the bull has really
triumphed since it has actually done the work, while man receives the
credit. Man has surmounted the bull, as it were.
Above is the wheel of the wain of old.
The seed in the black earth appears almost to possess intelligence. You
get that idea by the head below. Has not the seed produced the bearded
barley head you see represented? Does not that power of production
appear to be intelligence in the seed?
Below the niches are facsimiles of old Roman baths such as one sees in
the Lateran Museum, in Rome. (See picture in Bannister Fletcher's
History of Architecture, page 170.)
Fronting the Esplanade are four great palaces:
The Palace of Food Products, which allows you to see how a number of our
dry groceries are made;
The Palace of Agriculture, dealing with the many interests of the farmer
and the orchardist, the fisheries, forestry, reclaimed land, etc.;
The Palace of Transportation, which enables one to see the remarkable
progress made in automobiles, aerial navigation, ocean liners, overland
trains, etc.;
The Palace of Mines, which has been spoken of before.
These four palaces have the same kind of doorway. The style is the
Spanish Plateresque, the same kind of work that was used on the fine
portals of the Palace of Varied Industries.
The Spanish Cavalier (by Allen Newman) is the type of man who came to
America in the 16th century, during the period following its discovery.
He is the type of Spanish conqueror (conquistador).
The Pirate (by Allen Newman) is the type of man who infested the shores
of Spanish-America and preyed upon the commerce.
The Palaces are intimately placed for several reasons.
From experiences at previous Expositions "tired feet" are strongly to be
considered, hence the nearness of the buildings.
San Francisco has a few (?) windy and foggy days in the Trade Wind
Season, so if the walls are high and near together, the courts on the
inside of those walls will be well protected from both winds and fogs.
The high walls lift the cool air so that it passes over the buildings of
the great block, thus sheltering the courts within.
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Now that you have walked around the façades of the palaces of this great
block system, you can start with your courts.
I would strongly suggest that you study all of your buildings of this
group first, before entering the courts for close work.
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The Aisles Between the Palaces
The aisle between the Educational Palace and the Palace of Food Products
is called The Aisle of Spring, tho the name will probably not be applied
very often, as the aisle is not important.
The flora seen here is eucalyptus, acacia, laurestinus with its white
bloom, and veronica decussata with its purple flowers.
The border is cistus.
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The Aisle of the Setting Sun is between the Court of the Universe and
the Court of the Four Seasons.
The Aisle of the Rising Sun is between the Court of the Universe and the
Court of the Ages.
These two aisles are very much alike, the great difference being in the
flora used.
The style is Italian Renaissance and should not be called Venetian, as
many have named it.
The walls are covered with a diaper design of ochre, pink and
travertine.
Blue rondels are used with telling effect. They give a delightful touch
of color and have a fine Italian feeling. These rondels have no special
meaning, being purely decorative.
The coupled columns with different decorations have their prototypes in
the columns of the churches of southern Italy.
The arched windows have interesting grotesque keystones.
Notice that the spirals of the great Siena marble columns turn in
opposite directions. Think how they would appear if they all turned the
same way!
Notice also the beautiful manipulation of color on the Triumphal Arches.
The latticed windows are strongly suggestive of Mohammedan work and are
a beautiful turquoise green. They are among the many Oriental touches at
this splendid Exposition. The area of deep pink and the burnt orange
medallions must be seen to realize their beauty.
No wonder Pegasus is seen in the spandrels! Who would not mount Pegasus
at such a glorious Exposition?
In these aisles are many remarkable conifers. Yews from many different
countries, junipers of various kinds, pines, firs, spruces, cypresses of
countless varieties, many thuyas, beside euonymus, holly, datura, India
rubber, aralias, the beautiful nandina domestica, a most lovely foliage
massed in the corners of the west side of the Aisle of the Rising Sun.
In March and April these courts receive glorious rich coloring from beds
of California poppies and anemones, bordered with creeping juniper.
The gay spring flowers will be followed by summer annuals, and later by
our autumn blossoms,
The Court of the Universe
This court, which strongly resembles the great area in front of St.
Peter's, Rome, with its sweep of colonnade to right and left, was
designed by the New York firm of McKim, Meade and White.
The architecture is Italian Renaissance and gives you the beautiful
spirit of the old-time work. It is a wonderful court in architecture,
ornamentation, color, arrangement, and above all in meaning.
In order to get the full joy of it you must pursue a regular plan and
you cannot hurry. Don't try to do it all in one day. First walk thru the
court to the Triumphal Arch on the right. Pass thru it and read the
quotation on the right at the top of the arch.
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The Cosmical Side of the Court of the Universe
"The universe - an infinite sphere. Its center everywhere, its
circumference, nowhere." This comes from Pascal, from his Pensées.
This splendid quotation gives you the infinite side of your subject.
Now pass back to the Court of the Universe and you will see ninety times
repeated against the sky, A. Stirling Calder's very decorative "Jeweled
Star." This will suggest the myriad of suns in our great universe (since
stars are suns).
The nearest star to us, our sun ("The Rising Sun," by A. A. Weinmann of
New York) then attracts the attention.
He is seen just before daybreak.
This fresh, strong young sun is just bout to start on his journey. Dawn
is soon to break upon the world and with muscles stretched, the heavenly
joy of the first move expressed upon his face, the wind blowing thru his
hair, the vigor of young life pulsating thru his body, he will start the
chest forward and move those outstretched wings.
Walk toward him and you will see him begin his journey thru space.
Now read the quotation an the Triumphal Arch of the Rising Sun:
"The moon sinks yonder in the west
While in the east the glorious sun
Behind the herald dawn appears
Thus rise and set in constant change those shining orbs
And regulate the very life of this our world."
- By Kalidasa (the Shakespeare of India).
The sun at setting is represented by a beautiful woman. The day is just
about to close and with muscles relaxed (knees bent, head drooping, arms
falling, wings folding) she is soon to sink to slumber, to pass from
view. This is what is suggested by calling the figure the Setting Sun.
In the Fine Arts Palace, Mr. A. A. Weinmann has called the same figure
"Descending Night," and that title is much more consistent and
satisfactory, for how are you going to account for the youthful sun's
appearing at the end of the day as a woman?
Then again the reliefs refer to "Descending Night," for they are called
"The Mysteries of Dusk."
Now raise your eyes to those beautiful cameo figures on the burnt orange
ground at the entrance to the colonnades, and you will be carried in
thought to the Zodiac, that great imaginary belt thru which the sun and
planets travel.
There you see the zodiacal figures, two and two, with their symbols,
gliding thru space.
The clouds or nebulous matter is suggested by the female figures with
swirling drapery, toward the end of the frieze.
In the center stands Atlas, mythologically the first astronomer. Your
fancy has carried you on the wings of the wind at this very suggestion.
These fourteen maids are Atlas' fourteen daughters.
Go close to the die of the fountain of the Rising Sun and look at the
reliefs.
The subject is Day Triumphant. The genius of Time with hour-glass is
followed by the genius of Light with flaming torch, and Energy sounds on
his trumpet the announcement of the break of day.
Truth follows with mirror and sword emerging triumphant from the
sinister powers of Darkness. Falsehood shrinks from its own image
reflected in the mirror of Truth. Vice cowers and struggles in the coils
of a serpent.
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Walk over to the corresponding die on the fountain of Descending Night.
On it are shown the Gentle Powers of the Night. Dusk envelops in her
cloak Labor, Love and Peace.
Following are Illusions carried upon the wings of Sleep. Then come the
Evening Mists, followed by the Star Dance and Luna, goddess of the
Silver crescent. (Let me acknowledge the kind help of Mr. A. A. Weinmann
in the interpretation of these reliefs.)
You have swept your mind over the cosmical side of the Court of the
Universe on objects at a great distance. Come closer now to view the
elements. These colossal figures of Earth, Air, Water, Fire assume a
certain majesty in this Court of the Universe.
They are in horizontal composition and add greatly to the decorative,
side of this inspiring court.
Earth - The sleeping Earth which yields to man wood (from the great
trees whose roots ramify below the surface of the ground), stone and
minerals - (man wrests thru great muscular strength these substances
from the earth).
Air - That holds to her ear the star. She is listening to the music of
the spheres. On her back are wings which man has fastened so that he can
overcome her - a fine suggestion to aerial navigation.
The bird, the symbol of the air, is twice repeated.
Fire - His very expression of face shows you the terrorizing effect of
fire. He holds his hand in the flame. The lightning plays on his right
arm. Across his figure passes the salamander, the fabled reptile of the
fire. (See the real salamander in the Japanese concession on the Zone.)
Water - The bellowing ocean with mouth agape lies on the tossing waves,
thru which sport the dolphins.
Ocean, the king of the waters, carries the trident.
On his head and in his hands the kelp is seen.
The elements are by Robert Aitken of New York, formerly of San
Francisco.
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The Human Side of the Court of the Universe
All is now ready for man.
In the center of the Court of the Universe was to have been Daniel
French's Genius of Creation, but if it is not there, we must not lose
the great dominant note of this Court, so pass thru the Triumphal Arch
of the Orient, thru the beautiful Aisle of the Rising Sun, across the
Court of the Ages, out thru the next aisle, to the plaza in front of
Machinery Palace in order to follow the story.
Here on the boulder sits the great Spirit (not a man you will notice).
The hood is drawn far over the face so that a certain idealism is
produced - a great spirit with wings and arms raised.
Wisdom (the serpent) encircles the throne.
The arms of the creating spirit have just been raised, the word has just
been spoken and splendid manhood ready to meet the world, with modest,
helpful woman, just come forth. The hands touch at the back of the
group, causing you to feel that man and woman are mutually dependent.
Return to the Court of the Universe.
Now, look up at the Triumphal arches and notice Leo Lentelli's Angel of
Peace with its downturned sword.
"Let there be peace throughout the world. Turn down the sword," it says.
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A night of illumination should follow your work and you can then read
under the searchlights the words on the right upper corner of the
Oriental Gateway -
"Our eyes and hearts uplifted
Seem to rest on heaven's radiance."
(From Hitomaro, the Japanese poet of the 8th century, A. D.)
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Your scene is shifted for a short time.
You have passed into the Court of the Ages for a retrospect (upon the
human side).
The primitive people are to be seen here on the Fountain of the
Psychology of Life. Don't try to see everything in detail now, for you
can come back later.
Just realize this, that the small group facing west in the fountain is
The Dawn of Life, then comes Natural Selection which develops into The
Survival of the Fittest, or The Development of the Militant Spirit.
This early period shows man working strongly under the power of impulse.
Vanity, lust and greed seem to dominate his actions. On these primitive
people pass thru life. You can see them if you look up on the Tower. On
they march, in that upward climb of civilization.
Marching along with primitive man, thru long periods of time, you next
meet him developed as the Crusader of the Mediaeval period. He has
mounted thru war and his religion and stands at the feet of the
Priestess of Religion, the last group at the upper part of the Tower.
On either side you will notice a man and a woman standing on the bodies
of primitive beings. These figures represent the man and the woman of
today - the man and the woman who have sprung from this primitive stock.
Don't stop in this beautiful Court of the Ages, for we shall return
later to finish our story.
You have gotten connection enough now to allow you to return to the
Court of the Universe.
Take a seat in the sunken garden and look up at the figures on the
Triumphal Arch of the Rising Sun. The Orientals are represented by many
types.
From left to right are seen:
1. The Arab sheik on his Arabian steed.
2. The Negro servitor with fruits on head.
3. The Egyptian on his camel, carrying a Mohammedan standard.
4. The Arab falconer with bird on wrist.
5. The splendid Indian prince on the back of the elephant.
6. Inside the howdah the Spirit of the East.
7. The lama from Thibet with his rod of authority.
8. The Mohammedan with his crescent standard.
9. Again a negro servitor.
10. The Mongolian on his horse.
On they come, these Orientals, to take part in the great celebration.
(They are the collaborated work of A. Stirling Calder, Leo Lentelli,
Frederick Roth.)
Next look up at your Occidentals on the Arch of the Setting Sun.
From left to right you see:
1. The French Canadian - the trapper.
2. The Alaskan with her totem poles on her back.
3. The Latin-American on horseback.
4. The German.
5. The Italian.
6. The Anglo-American.
7. The Squaw with her papoose basket.
8. The American Indian on his horse.
In the center is the old Prairie Schooner drawn by the great oxen.
Atop, pushing out, is Enterprise leading these men westward, on either
side a white boy and a colored boy, The Heroes of Tomorrow.
In front marches that stalwart Mother of Tomorrow. It has taken all
these Occidentals to produce the work that is coming in the future - the
achievements due to the completion of the Panama Canal - therefore, they
conjointly express "The Mother of Tomorrow."
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These nations are now marching into the Court of the Universe and are to
meet in front of the Tower of Jewels, the symbol of the Panama Canal.
Read now on the Occidental Gateway the magnificent lines by Walt
Whitman:
"Facing west from California's shores,
Inquiring, tireless, seeking what is yet unfound,
I, a child, very old, over waves
Toward the house of maternity, the land of migrations look afar,
Look off the shores of my western sea,
The circle almost circled."
Mr. Porter Garnett's excellent explanation you may be glad to read:
"In these transcendent lines we have the poet speaking as the
personification and representative of the Aryan race, the race, which,
having its origin in the plains of Kashmir, has by virtue of the spirit
of conquest, the desire to be seeking what is yet unfound, finally
reached the western edge of the American Continent, whence it 'faces
west from California's shores' and looks toward the House of Maternity,
the Land of Migrations from which it originally sprang."
"It seems hardly possible to conceive of an inscription that embodies
such a tremendous thought, and is, at the same time, so appropriate to
the purpose for which it is suggested. It comes, moreover, from the poet
who above all others represents the spirit of the American people and
the ideals of democracy."
You now feel the import of the Occidentals who, with that Aryan spirit,
have with mighty power, such as Hercules alone possessed (as Perham
Nahl's poster tells you) severed two continents and introduced the
Panama Canal.
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Next read the far-seeing words of Goethe in his letters to Eckermann (on
the west side of The Arch of the Setting Sun):
"It is absolutely indispensable for the United States to effect a
passage from the Mexican Gulf to the Pacific Ocean, and I am certain
that they will do it. Would that I could live to see it, but I shall
not."
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The Historical Side of the Court of the Universe
Begin with Mr. Edward Simmon's murals on either side of the Gateway of
the Rising Sun.
Facing east, the mural on the right represents The Nations That Have
Crossed the Atlantic (Greece, Italy, Spain, England, France, etc.) and
the special types are these:
1. The savage of the lost Atlantis.
2. The Graeco-Roman sharpening his blade.
3. Columbus, the type of adventurer.
4. Sir Walter Raleigh, the type of colonist.
5. The priest, representing the Jesuit missionaries.
6. The artist.
7. The workman.
8. The (veiled) Future listening to the Past.
The people of the old world, with all their traditions, cross the
Atlantic, led by the "Spirit of Adventure" (with his bugle calling them
to come).
The mural on the opposite side shows the aspirations, etc., of the group
just examined.
Reading from left to right we find the men had hopes (and some false
hopes - but bubbles), commerce, inspiration, truth, religion, wealth and
family in their minds.
Cross to the Gateway of the Setting Sun looking at the mural on the
right as you face west.
Time has moved on since those early colonists came to the Atlantic
shores and now the Spirit of Abundance (with her overflowing golden
cornucopia) is sounding the call for all to follow.
Many leave their homes to join the great throng that is moving westward.
The wagon is laden with the necessaries of life for the new home in the
western country. You see the feather bed, the old grandfather's clock
that stood on the stairs, the scythe, the pitchfork and the rake for
their agricultural interests, etc. On the right the young man who has
said goodbye to his wife now turns to his aged parents. The mother,
overcome with grief at parting, stands speechless, and the grey-haired
father shakes his boy's hands and wishes him "Godspeed."
All types of men are taking the journey and you are reminded that not
alone workmen and adventurers are leading the procession, but ministers,
women with their refining influence, children with their school books,
and college men with gown and mortar-board, with books under arms - all
moving on the long journey westward.
Occupying the same position on the southern side of the arch the
companion-piece, by Frank Vincent Du Mond, shows these men from the
Atlantic arriving at the shores of the Pacific.
The people of the west with outstretched arms welcome the travelers. The
children of the Pacific shores run with flowers and fruits to greet
them. You will notice the different types arriving from the Atlantic
shore - literary men (with pen and book), architects (with temple in
hand), scientists (with book under arm), Franciscan friars (with
crucifix and mission bells in hand), etc. These are followed by the Red
Coats, indicating those who preserved order. These men are all led by
the Spirit of Adventure. She is no longer in the foreground, but is
ready to fall behind as soon as she has fulfilled her mission.
The agricultural interests of the western countries are suggested by the
wheat and implements of the field. The heavily laden orange trees speak
of the fruit industries. Does the tapir stand for South America? Surely,
South America is coming into the foreground just now.
The people have now been brought to the shores of the Pacific.
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The Panama region is the one next to be visited and you rehearse its
story, standing under the Tower of Jewels, "The Panama Canal."
These are the murals of Frank DeLeftwich Dodge:
1. The Panama Isthmus is discovered.
2. It is purchased by the United States.
3. You are reminded that the great waters - the Atlantic and the Pacific
- play with titanic force on either side of the isthmus.
4. The Panama Canal is completed.
5. Labor is crowned.
6. The achievements which follow are shown: (The caduceus, the wand of
Mercury, the symbol of commerce, is prominent.)
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Pass thru this Tower of jewels noticing in the eastern and also the
western arcades two fine fountains.
On the left is the Fountain of Youth by Mrs. Edith Woodman Burroughs of
Flushing, Long Island.
The simple, beautiful, naive figure standing on the pedestal is Youth,
the United States, the child that has come from old parents (Europe).
The old father and mother have had many children - many little primroses
you will notice - but none more dear than this one. The charming panels
will remind you that the old people of today are being rowed by the
young. These children row the vessels, bring them to shore and fasten
them to their moorings.
Many of the old people are deaf or blind and are straining to follow the
young who, with willing hands are guiding them on. A most charming,
lovely work is this, and adds a fine touch to the open book that we are
reading. Don't lose the eagle and laurel wreath back of Youth. They are
significant.
Oh the other side is the fine formal fountain of "El Dorado," by
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney of New York.
The fountain of El Dorado brings to mind the old Indian legend of El
Dorado, the Gilded One:
There was once among the South American tribes a belief that in a
certain far-off country lived a king called El Dorado, the Gilded One.
He ruled over a region where gold and precious stones were found in
abundance.
The story influenced a vast number of adventurers who led expeditions to
seek the land of golden treasure, but, notwithstanding the fact that
they searched most carefully and for long periods, they all failed to
find it.
The idea of the unattainable gave the suggestion to Mrs. Whitney for her
fountain.
The gold of El Dorado was used as the symbol of all material advantages
which we so strongly desire - wealth, power, fame, etc.
In the panels are seen the men and women of life in their mad race for
the unattainable.
Many have had a glimpse of El Dorado, the Gilded One, and are rushing on
to pass the mysterious gate behind which the desires of life await them.
Some faint by the roadside or stop in their race for the goal to contend
or to loiter by the way, but those nearest the El Dorado increase their
speed - rush madly on.
Beside the gateway that has only just allowed the fabled El Dorado, the
Gilded One, to pass through are two mortals who have come close to the
land of their desires, but only to find the door shut and slaves beside
it barring the way. Their strength is expended, their courage gone in
the long race for material things. The panels of this fountain tell us
in satirical language something we can profitably think over and realize
if we will.
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The Ethical Side of the Court of the Universe
After man has created the great "Isthmian Way," it is well to think on
his fine ethical standards.
Read on the triumphal arches these quotations on truth, honor, justice,
wisdom:
(Spain)
"Truth, witness of the past, counsellor of the present, guide of the
future." (Cervantes in Don Quixote.) East side of Arch of the Setting
Sun.
(China)
"They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it." (Confucius
from the Confucian Analects translated by James Legge.) West side of the
Arch of the Rising Sun.
(Arabia)
"He that honors not himself lacks honor where soe'er he goes." (From the
"Mu'allaqua" of Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma translated by Reynold A.
Nicholson.) East side of the Arch of the Rising Sun.
(Italy)
"The world is in its most excellent state when justice is supreme."
(Dante Purgatoria.) West side of the Arch of the Setting Sun.
(Siam)
"A wise man teaches, be not angry; from untrodden ways turn aside."
(From the sayings of Phra Ruang, Prince Ram Khamheng of Sukhothai.) East
side of the Arch of the Rising Sun.
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Coming into this great Court of the Universe one hopes that truth,
honor, justice and wisdom will be maintained.
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The Floral Side of the Court of the Universe
This court will show a succession of beautiful bloom throughout the
year. The daffodils will have their golden season, the rhododendrons
their brilliant sheet of color, and in May the columns will support our
various climbing roses, exhaling their perfume for all who come to this
Land of Flowers.
Summer flowering annuals will follow and later the autumnal flowers.
Read the quotation on the aisle side of the Arch of the Rising Sun:
"The balmy air diffuses health and fragrance,
So tempered is the genial glow that we know neither heat nor cold.
Tulips and Hyacinths abound.
Fostered by a delicious clime, the earth blooms like a garden."
- Firdausi.
(Annals of Kai-Kaus, in James Atkinson's translation of Shah Nameh.)
So, while thinking of a Persian garden in the quotation, we feel the
applicability of these words to the California gardens.
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The Festival Side of the Court of the Universe
There is still another side to realize in this meaningful court. The
exposition is a great festival, a triumphal festival, and you meet the
suggestions of it all around you.
This great court is entered on three sides by Triumphal Arches.
The Triumphal Arch of the Occident,
The Triumphal Arch of the Orient,
The Triumphal Arch of the Tower of Jewels.
The prototype of the triumphal arch is seen in many places, most
satisfactorily today in Rome.
The Arch of Constantine is the best model for us to examine, for it has
three openings - even if the shape of the side opening is not the same
as that of the arches before us.
The great court is hung with festoons (on the frieze) and decorated with
the vine and its grapes (on the architrave).
The bulls' heads with festoons are represented on the frieze as they
once were on the altars of old when the festival, "The Feast of the
Sacrifice," was celebrated. (Refer to the same subject in The Court of
the Four Seasons.)
In stately procession around the sunken garden are seen the Canephori
bringing their jars of nectar.
The Canephori in old Greek days were the maidens who formed part of the
great processions, such an one as the Panethenaea, carrying on their
heads baskets which held the consecrated temple furniture, to be
deposited at the end of the long march in the temple.
Here the sculptor has taken the license of representing men with the
maidens, and instead of baskets has used vases.
This idea of the festival is strongly accented at night when you are
transported to old Greek and Roman days.
Follow after this procession and you will notice that Paul Manship's
"Joy of Living," or "Motion," as it is also called, has entered. The
joyous girls in perfect abandon are coming to join the happy throng.
They bring their offerings in the shape of great wild-rose festoons,
well suited to the "Wild Roses" who carry them.
Near by is Paul Manship's "Music," adding the song, and the music of the
lyre.
As a last touch you will find the nations of the Occident and the
nations of the Orient marching into this Court of the Universe to take
part in the festival in celebration of one of the greatest events of
history - the opening of the Panama Canal.
At night comes the illumination, as a climax to the festival, and
gradually the lights die down and all is still - just for a few hours
only, for day will dawn, for is not the Rising Sun ever with us - and
another day of festivity will come, and yet more at this greatest
festival that the world has ever known.
The Tower of Jewels
Architect - Thomas Hastings of New York.
Architecture - Italian Renaissance with Byzantine features.
This great Tower of Jewels symbolizes the Panama Canal, the jewel today
that is most resplendent.
It is 433 feet high. In cold weather, owing to the contraction of the
steel, it is said to be four inches shorter than in warm weather.
The arch is 110 feet high and 60 feet broad.
The tower is in seven lifts, surmounted by the earth with its shimmering
jewels. You are reminded that the whole earth is affected by this
stupendous piece of engineering (the Panama Canal).
The figures on the pedestals of the arch are by John Flanagan of New
York, and they represent:
1. The Adventurer, the type of man of the 16th century who pushed out
into the wilderness of the southwest.
2. The Priest, the type of man who came to convert the country in the
16th century.
3. The Philosopher, who by his fine knowledge of the Greek and Latin
manuscripts was able to disseminate knowledge in the 16th century
thruout the new regions.
4. The Warrior, the type of 16th century soldier who came to conquer the
country.
On the first tier you meet the Armoured Horseman by Tonetti, the type of
colonizer of the 16th century.
Now look at the equestrian statues that stand on either side of the
Tower. That on the right is Cortez (by Chas. Niehaus), the conqueror of
Mexico - the man who wrested Mexico from Montezuma for the kingdom of
Spain.
On the left Pizarro (by Chas. Rumsey), the conqueror of Peru, who gained
for Spain the land of the Incas.
The country north of the Panama region was conquered by the Spanish.
That on the south of Panama was also the Spanish land.
It is time now to read the inscriptions on the south side of the tower:
1501
Rodrigo de Bastides, pursuing his course beyond the West Indies,
discovers Panama.
1513
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, crossing the Isthmus of Panama, discovers the
Pacific Ocean.
1904
The United States, succeeding France, begins operations on the Panama
Canal.
1915
The Panama Canal is opened to the commerce of the world.
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The United States has put thru the canal, so the American eagle with
outstretched wings is seen as a decorative motive on either side of the
Tower - with telling suggestions.
The hand of the law is governing the commerce of the Panama Canal, hence
you receive that gentle reminder in the Roman insignia, the fasces.
In the old Roman days of the kingdom, as well as in the days of the
Roman republic, the lictor marched in front of the head of the State
carrying the fasces, those twelve birch rods with the ax, indicating
punishment and then death if the laws were not obeyed.
The fasces are seen at the extreme ends of the wings of the tower.
It is interesting to see this same device used in the Liberal Arts
Palace and in the Educational Palace - especially in reform exhibits or
such exhibitions as the New York Educational Exhibit, where the hand of
state is suggested.
The laurel wreath on the tower is another speaking motive.
The vessels push out in all directions from the Panama Canal. You get
that suggestion at the corners of the third lift.
Don't lose sight of the beautiful turquoise green columns in the temple
forms of the Tower. At night the aquamarines follow out the same
beautiful color.
Watch, when the Tower is first illuminated with the blood glow, and you
will see that it almost pulsates with life. It should, for is it not the
vital part of this great Exposition?
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Jewels on the Tower
There are some ten tons of jewels used at the Exposition.
Fifty thousand jewels are used on the Tower alone, accenting in the main
its architectural feature.
These jewels are of live colors - mostly canary and white glass, ruby,
emerald, aquamarine.
Mathematical calculations have been made by expert physicists to show at
just what angle the jewel must be cut.
These jewels were made in Austria.
Nearly every village in Austria has its glass workers - the finest
workers in their line in the world.
Sand of a peculiar quality is most carefully prepared, mixed with other
ingredients, the whole being brought to a molten state.
This glass is then poured into molds.
It is taken out of the molds, the casts being carefully trimmed by hand.
The principal tool used is a rotating sanded wheel.
The prism is polished by hand with tin, so as to make the facets
perfectly smooth. This glass must be very hard in order to reflect
sufficiently well.
The glass is called Sumatra Stone. It is tinted to counterfeit jewels.
These jewels are held in place by metallic bands from which extend small
arms at the back of each jewel to hold tiny mirrors which assist in the
reflection.
Each jewel is suspended from a hook so that it is in constant vibration,
in order to catch the rays of light most advantageously.
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As you have now rehearsed your history and have in mind what has been
done by the United States in regard to the Panama Canal (the Tower of
Jewels), walk thru the Court of the Universe to the Esplanade where
stands the Column of Progress.
The Column of Progress
The prototype of this column is seen in Trajan's Column in the Forum of
Trajan or in the Column of Marcus Aurelius, in Rome.
Architect - Symmes Richardson, one of the junior partners of the firm of
McKim, Meade and White of New York.
The bas-reliefs at the base are by Isadore Konti of New York.
The sum of all human effort is represented. Man's spiritual progress is
seen on the four sides of the base.
Atlas rolling the heavens suggests the passage of time.
Men with their different ideals in the long procession of progress are
seen. Some go manfully on, some fearfully, some feel the need of the
sword to win their way, others find companions necessary, but all of
these men and women must have faith (represented by the two meaningful
women at the door), the hope of the palm of victory, and hear the bugle
call as they go on their upward climb.
They pass before us, these men and women of different aspirations, and
disappear from view.
Up, up they climb.
At the top of the column is Hermon A. McNeil's Burden Bearers,
supporting his Adventurous Bowman.
"All must toil to win" and some must bend their backs that others may
rise. Has it not been so at the Panama Canal?
Have not many done the labor that the United States, the Adventurous
Bowman, may win?
This purposeful type of manhood, with magnificent decision, has just
drawn the bow, and on has sped the arrow of success.
The bowman looks to see it hit the mark.
The man on the right possibly is one of his aids.
The little woman at his side will know by his eyes if the arrow has gone
home, and she will then bestow upon him the laurel wreath and the palm
of victory which she holds in her hand. She stands ready to help him.
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See the group from the sea-wall directly in front of the Column of
Progress for the splendid purpose expressed in the figure and on the
face of the "Adventurous Bowman."
Many San Franciscans would like to have this wonderful group duplicated
in bronze to remain permanently with the city of the Exposition of 1915.
The Court of the Ages
and not The Court of Abundance
Architect - Louis Christian Mullgardt of San Francisco.
Architecture - If one could call this beautiful architecture by name one
might say Spanish Gothic, on account of the round-arched Gothic and also
the Spanish finials used, but it is so thoroughly original that this is
hardly the term to use. It is Romanesque in its vaulting of the
corridor, and at first glance in its great square tower, and arches, and
yet not Romanesque architecture.
It is suggestive of the last period of English Gothic in its rich
parallelism of vertical line - and yet is not that.
It is suggestive of the flamboyant decoration of the French architecture
such as one sees and feels at Rouen Cathedral - and yet, not that, for
on looking closer one sees not wavy line suggesting flame, but the wave
of the kelp of the sea - and then one realizes that the vertical lines
represent falling water.
The kelp is turned, looped and suspended with all sorts of lobsters,
crabs, sea-turtles, octopi, flounders, etc., wriggling thru it, not seen
at first, then in strong evidence, making you wonder why you had not
seen them before.
The whole cloister represents the magical power of water and fire worked
out in travertine, fountains and illuminations.
This court certainly shows the most marked originality in the
architectural line at the Exposition. It is the conception of a man of
rare invention, imagination, and marked poetic feeling. It is surely the
last word in stucco. Everybody loves this Court of the Ages, and
everybody wishes that we could have something permanent like it
somewhere - perhaps in San Francisco. We shall all be loath to part with
in when the two hundred and eighty-eight days are gone.
The arches of perfect proportions are allowed two swinging fairy
lanterns apiece - a soft glow coming from them.
In the corridors are globes which at night look like lambent moonstones,
casting soft light.
Walk down the corridors (not noticing the glorious murals at the ends)
to observe the fine manipulation of color.
Notice that the usual pink of the walls has here a deeper tone - a
terra-cotta warmth added, making a most wonderful combination with the
blue vault above. The arches are of smoked ivory. Your eye catches a
line of cerulean blue at your side, and up you follow the blue, until it
gains its fullest expression in the square area of the groined vaulting.
Notice how bands of smoked ivory play the part of transverse arches. It
is so very beautiful here.
The murals in this corridor are more wonderful than words can tell. They
are by Frank Brangwyn of London, and represent Earth, Air, Water, Fire.
Earth - Two canvases represent the Earth, the teeming, opulent earth
giving of its fullness. Men with great baskets gather the harvests of
vegetables and fruits (especially the luscious grapes in the second
canvas).
Fire - One canvas shows Primitive Fire, where by means of leaves and
twigs the narrow curl of smoke ascends between the trees. Men on bended
knees blow the slowly burning leaves and fan the flame.
The aged draw near to feel the warmth; nearer comes the man with the
little child in his arms - and, as a result, we have a homely woodland
scene of primitive times.
The second representation of the same subject glows on the next canvas.
The subject is Industrial Fire. Men have made a rude furnace in which
the pots are being baked. Pots of all sizes and shapes are being brought
by the men and women of the neighboring region.
The great cloud of blue smoke rises in increasing breadth and height
thru the trees.
Don't fail to notice the wonderful skies in these two canvases.
Water - On a portion of land between two waters men and women have
sauntered down to the water's edge to fill their jars. The flamingoes,
birds of the water, stand in the foreground telling you that water is
near. Plants grow luxuriantly on the banks. Pregnant clouds are blown
nearer and nearer. The canvas is fairly moist with watery suggestions.
It would not be hard to realize when you look at this canvas that it was
done by a man who understands the art of making stained-glass windows.
He cannot keep his secret from you.
The second treatment of Water - Great brawny-armed fishermen are pulling
in their heavy net. In the distance come men with baskets on their heads
to carry away the wriggling fish. Beyond the trees the heavy
moisture-laden clouds come nearer and nearer.
Air - A great windmill such as one sees in Frank Brangwyn's etchings
(for he lived during his youth in the windmill country, making what he
saw around him his own).
The wind has brought the storm-laden clouds and the rain is descending.
The currents of moisture-laden air are reflecting the rainbow. The wheat
of the field bends far forward as the wind blows over it.
The belated harvesters (the foremost with his winnowing sieves) are
blown forcibly along their path.
The many flowers bend their heads under the forward movement of the
breeze. It is most interesting to notice how many devices have been used
in order to make the work as suggestive as possible.
The second treatment of Air. The great trees are most noble in their
strength.
Men, strong like the trees, are shooting thru the air their arrows.
A flock of frightened white birds are cutting the air, showing you why
the men are there. This is a simple but clever treatment of the subject.
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If you would know why you feel that there is something ancestral in
these glorious compositions, why the strong colors are so well combined,
why the canvases breathe freedom of thought and action, why the
distances are so marvelously expressed, why the sky and water are just
that deep wonderful blue, read Sparrow's "Frank Brangwyn" and you will
soon discover, and the appreciation for the pictures will be increased
tenfold.
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Now step down into the Cloister, so that you can see well Helios, the
setting sun. This was the primitive man's idea of the setting sun. He
saw the sun as a man holding a huge golden ball, splashing down into the
waters of the west. The serpent represents the burning sting of the sun.
You are bound to reflect here that the sun has thrown off great nebulous
masses and that one of those masses has cooled and that we now call it
the Earth. Yonder it is, seen at the end of the fountain, with four
streams of water, from prehistoric sea life, playing over it.
Pass along to the first group beyond Helios, realizing that Robt.
Aitken, the sculptor, calls this "The Dawn of Life." From right to left
are these figures:
1. The Hand of Destiny Giving Life.
2. The Prenatal Sleep of Woman.
3. The Awakening.
4. The Joy of Living.
5. The Kiss of Life.
6. The Bringing Forth of Life.
The elemental feelings are here suggested.
You will then notice a gap which stands for the unknown period of
history after the first "Dawn of Life."
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Now pass to Panel 1 (facing Helios).
The central figure is Vanity, one of the compelling motives of that
early life.
Following are two fine figures carrying their children, expressing the
idea of the fecundity of the early races.
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A hermes divides this panel from the next. Since in classic times a
herm, or hermes, was used to mark distances on the roads, so here the
hermes is used to mark distances, or periods in time.
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Panel 2 - We now see the successors of the children of the previous
panel grown to manhood. The fact of Natural Selection inflicts itself
upon man. Two women are attracted to the same male, a fine intellectual
and physical type. The rejected suitors are seen at the end of the
panel, one in anger, the other in despair.
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Panel 3 is called The Survival of the Fittest. This is the suggestion
that physical strength decides who shall survive. We notice that
chieftains struggle to possess the same woman, a woman on the right
endeavoring to separate them.
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Panel 4 is called The Lesson of Life.
Elders of experience attempt to give counsel to the love-lorn and
impetuous, knowing that impulse may sometimes be a poignant foe.
Returning to Panel 1, the two figures at the right represent Lust,
another of the strong forces of the early peoples.
You have now reached your first group beyond the gap.
The first figure is Greed, the third motive in this history of life. He
has been holding onto the material things of life - there they are,
rolled into a great ball. He realizes how futile his life has been and
looks back upon the past, longing to retrace his steps and live to
nobler purpose.
Then comes the old man who has the spiritual understanding, and he knows
that the only hope for his companion is the realization of the
spiritual, the consciousness of immortality, and so he gives to her the
winged beetle, the symbol of renewed life.
The time has now arrived for her to leave her mortal life, and she
passes into that sleep by which her material body is cast aside.
Thereby the man has his first sorrow. She whom he loved is gone, and he
is cast down in despair - because his outlook is not a spiritual one.
The hand of Destiny has drawn these lives unto itself. The law has been
fulfilled.
I have taken the liberty of culling the chief ideas from the article on
the subject, written for the November "International Studio," adding a
few ideas which seem consistent with the work before us.
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This fountain, done in pierced relief, is most decorative in the Court
of the Ages. It is, from a technical standpoint, a most remarkable
composition.
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The next subject for study is The Tower. Notice the small spire atop. It
is like a flêche on a French cathedral and helps in the French feeling
which you had when you thought that you had discovered the flamboyant
style, and yet, on the whole, it is more the style of Spanish towers
than of the French.
Most of the figure work on the tower is by Chester Beach, formerly of
San Francisco.
The groups on the tower are now to be considered.
The combined work is called The Rise of Civilization.
The lowest group is Primitive Man during that period when great
reptiles, like the saurian in the foreground, crept over the earth; when
man fought with huge serpents and gigantic lions.
The rude man in the center has his child on one arm, the other arm
protecting his mate (not an ordinary position for the arm of primitive
man).
You easily surmise that trouble is near. His look of dogged defiance
tells you that he is marching forth to meet some enemy, man or beast.
This is the first march of civilization - one in which brute strength
plays the principal part.
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Just above, you notice that civilization has now reached the mediaeval
stage and you see the Crusader with cross on breast and sword in hand.
He has reached this lofty position thru faith (represented by the
priest) and war (suggested by the rude warrior). The spiritual has now
been added to the physical.
At the side of the tower, holding the same position on the tower as does
the Crusader, are suggestions of the crusader's tomb such as one sees in
many of the English churches. The Crusader passes on and his place is
taken by more advanced types.
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On either side of the Crusader appears the paschal candlestick (which at
night is illuminated).
You are approaching the altar.
Above is the Priestess of Religion, with the nimbus surrounding her
head. At her feet are children holding, one a book, indicating faith,
and the other the wheel, meaning progress.
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Around the court, on the highest pinnacles, are cocks, signifying the
dawn of Christianity (in reference to Peter's denying Christ).
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Come back to the tower and you will notice a man and a woman on either
side of the altar. They are rising from the primitive man and the
primitive woman at their feet. They represent the man and the woman of
today. In the case of the man, you will notice how primitive man holds
on to him and how the man of today endeavors to shake him off. (The man
of today, by the power of thought, is trying to shake the rude brutish
nature off.)
(These figures are by Albert Weinert.)
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Primitive Man and Primitive Woman, by Albert Weinert, are seen as
finials around the court. He is a simple hunter, or a man whose pastime
consists in such amusement as feeding fish to the pelican. She is a
woman whose chief work is to rear children.
Leo Lentelli's Aquatic Maids are grouped at the bases of the columns in
front of the tower. It was at first planned to have the fountains play
to the tops of the columns on which sit the aquatic maids shooting their
arrows into the waters, but a change in the plans left the aquatic maids
high and dry, hence your wonderment at why they sit aloft.
(Leo Lentelli was born in Bologna, Italy, but now lives in New York).
The Italian cypresses, tall and slender, stand like sentinels in front
of the arches.
Orange trees, ten feet in height, heavy with fruit, stand in opulence
before the cypresses.
Balled acacias, with repeated regularity of shape, produce in this
charming cloister a delightful formalism.
Solid beds of pink hyacinths add a glowing touch of color in this
beauteous garden.
The creeping juniper is the border used.
The cistus is the border used around the other beds. Under the trees are
planted calceolarias, gebara, Shasta daisies, potentilla, columbine, and
many other showy flowers.
The conventional standards at the south end of the cloister are aids in
the illumination.
This court is most beautiful at night.
The tower, in white light, has the glowing candlesticks in striking
evidence.
Great clouds of seeming incense rise constantly from the altars ranged
around the court. Fiery serpents belch fire into the basins below.
Beneath the world and around it rises the steam, which is marvelously
illuminated.
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The North Court of the Ages
Eucalypti, acacias, English laurel and veronicas are banked close
together in this court. Great beds of orange eschscholtzia, the
California poppy, make this court a veritable Field of the Cloth of
Gold.
The creeping juniper is the border used.
Sherry Fry's "Listening to the Sound of the Ages" stands in this court
with her shell to her ear. She listens to the stories that the sea has
told the shell, and wonderful, very wonderful, is what she hears.
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Since the first issue of this book I have received in written form Mr.
Mullgardt's own wonderful interpretation, which I hereby append with his
kind permission. I shall not correct my work, for it will be interesting
to compare the work of a layman with that of the initiated:
San Francisco, April 19, 1915.
The Court of the Ages
A Sermon in Stone
"The Court of the Ages" is 340 feet square. The surrounding walls are 75
feet high. The Tower is 200 feet high. The floor of the Court declines
to the central Basin, affording the observer a full view of the
surroundings. The arcaded and vaulted Ambulatory extends continuously
around the four sides. The floor of this Ambulatory is elevated above
the upper floor level of the Court for the convenience of observers. Its
architecture has not been accredited to any established style.
The Court is an historical expression of the successive Ages of the
World's growth. The Central Fountain symbolizes the nebulous world with
its innate human passions. Out of a chaotic condition came Water (the
Basin) and Land (the Fountain) and Light (the Sun supported by Helios,
and the Electroliers). The Braziers and Cauldrons symbolize Fire. The
floor of the Court is covered with verdure, trees, flowers and fruits.
The two Sentinel Columns to the right and left of the Tower symbolize
Earth and Air. The eight paintings in the four corners of the Ambulatory
symbolize the elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. The Central Figure
in the North Avenue symbolizes "Modern Time Listening to the Story of
the Ages."
The decorative motifs employed on the surrounding Arcade are sea plant
life and its animal evolution. The conventionalized backbone, the symbol
for the vertebrates, is seen between the arches. The piers, arches,
reeds and columns bear legendary decorative motifs of the transitional
plant to animal life in the forms of tortoise and other shell motifs -
kelp and its analogy to prehistoric lobster, skate, crab and sea urchin.
The water-bubble motif is carried through all vertical members which
symbolize the Crustacean Period, which is the second stratum of the
Court.
The third stratum, the Prehistoric Figures, surmounting the piers of the
Arcade, also the first group over the Tower Entrance, show earliest
forms of human, animal, reptile and bird life, symbolizing the Stone
Age.
The fourth stratum, the second group in the Altar Tower, symbolizes
human struggle for emancipation from ignorance and superstition in which
Religion and War are dominating factors. The kneeling figures on the
side Altar are similarly expressive. The torches above these Mediaeval
Groups symbolize the Dawn of Understanding. The Chanticleers on the
finials surrounding the Court symbolize the Christian Era. The topmost
figure of the Altar symbolizes Intelligence, "Peace on Earth, Good Will
Towards All" - the symbols of Learning and Industry at her feet. The
topmost figure surmounting the side Altar symbolizes Thought.
The Arched Opening forming the inclosure of the Altar contains
alternating Masks expressing Intelligence and Ignorance in equal
measure, symbolizing the Peoples of the World.
A gradual development to the higher forms of Plant Life is expressed
upward in the Altar Tower, the conventionalized Lily Petal being the
highest form.
L. C. Mullgardt.
Court of the Four Seasons
It will be noticed that this court is planted mainly with grey-green
foliage, the banner poles being of the same color.
Flora
Olive trees.
Choisya ternata.
High-grade acacias.
Coprosma (from Chili - a shiny-leafed shrub on north front).
Eucalypti.
Cotoneaster bufolia (border).
English yews in couples of three groups.
Cypresses.
English laurel.
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Architect - Henry Bacon of New York.
Architecture - Italian Renaissance.
There is a strong feeling of the architectural influence of Hadrian's
Villa, near Rome, when the eye rests on the half dome and also on the
treatment of the columns in front of the fountains of the seasons.
This is one of the chief beauty spots of the Exposition. A quiet,
reposeful, happy place where birds have built their nests and where they
sing their carols of spring.
As you pass into this court from the bay, or north side, your attention
is drawn almost immediately to the bucrania, or bulls' heads, between
festoons of flowers.
This is only a Renaissance motive, but the mind wanders back to the
harvest festivals of olden days, when, after the great harvest
procession was over, the bulls were sacrificed to the gods as a reward
for the abundant harvest. The same idea is worked out in "The Feast of
the Sacrifice," the magnificent bull groups atop the pylons (by Albert
Jaegers), where youths and maidens lead the bulls in the harvest
procession. Great garlands suggest the festivity.
The whole court is an expression of the abundance of the harvests -
especially those of California.
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Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, with her wreath of cereals and her
corn sceptre, has just poised on the top of the lovely fountain (by Mrs.
Evelyn Longman), the die of which tells you by its cameo figures that
this is the fountain of young, fresh, joyous nature. The graceful, happy
creatures with garlands and fruits glide past you in song, shaking the
tambourine or softly piping their roundelays.
Jolly satyrs, the happy creatures of the woodland, spout water into the
basin below.
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The Food Products Palace is on one side, the Agricultural Palace on the
other, and the suggestions worked out in the corn of the Ionic capital,
the cereal wreaths on the frieze, the sheaves of wheat, are most happy
decorations for just this court.
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Pass to the Pool beyond and stop to read the quotation. (from Spenser's
"Faerie Queene") on the western gateway.
"So forth issew'd the seasons of the yeare
First lusty spring all dight in leaves and flowres
Then came the jolly sommer being dight in a thin silken cassock coloured
greene
Then came the autumne all in yellow clad
Lastly came winter, clothed all in frize
Chattering his teeth, for cold that did him chill."
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Facing the half dome, walk first to the second niche to the right of the
colonnade to examine Furio Piccirilli's Seasons.
Spring - A pyramidal group with Spring with her flowers in the center of
the group. To the right is modest, timid, fresh young Flora, bringing
her wealth of flowers.
To the left, one sees man adoring, bringing to mind Tennyson's lines
from Locksley Hall.
"In the spring a young man's fancies
Lightly turn to thoughts of love."
Here is that fine feeling that one has in beautiful springtime - the
adoration for all fresh young life. Look above now at Milton Bancroft's
murals to left and right. He has painted all of the murals in this
court.
"Spring" is here in floral dress and the shepherd pipes sweet notes.
"Seed-time" - This is the time when the seed bag stands open so that the
crops for the coming year may be sown.
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Marble group of Summer - Go to the left, along the corridor beyond the
gateway, to the second niche - this group expresses fruition.
The mother brings to her husband the babe, the fruit of their love.
The laborer at the right brings in the first harvest.
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Murals
Summer - This is the period of the year when man amuses himself, when
the games are in progress. One sees the disc thrower at the left resting
after the game. Summer is crowning the victor of the canoe race.
Fruition - Fruits, vegetables, flowers fulfill the meaning of the
subject.
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Now pass out into the open to the niche at the left of the gateway of
the east.
In the niche is Autumn, a mature figure indicative of the maturity of
the year. (Mr. Piccirilli calls her Providence.) It is the time of the
harvests. The apples, the grapes, and even the human family are being
harvested. The wine is being made and the great vine-decked jars are
filled with the ruby fluid.
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Murals
Autumn - The colors speak of autumn. Here is seen the amphora of wine,
the tambourine, the rhyton, the Greek drinking horn, and the raised
Greek cup - all suggesting the time of festivity after the harvests.
Harvest, and one sees the garnered wheat and vegetables.
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Standing between the two central columns and looking toward the half
dome, the eye wanders to the summit, and there, seated on her great
cornucopia, the symbol of abundance, is Harvest with her plenteous
supply of luscious fruits.
The dates from the south are being borne in on one side, while the great
sheaves of wheat are seen on the left.
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Standing on the pedestal at the right of the half dome is Rain (by
Albert Jaegers) catching the drops in her shell.
Sunshine (by Albert Jaegers) shielding her eyes with the long palm
branch - the rain and the sunshine so necessary for the harvests.
Walk over to see the detail of the capitals and bases of the columns.
On the capitals of these pedestals, on which Rain and Sunshine stand,
are the small figures of harvesters - a most charming, original
treatment.
At the bases one sees harvest scenes.
The agriculturists pass along to their labors. The women and children
accompany the laborers, expecting to help in the many duties of the
harvest field. The dog, wagging his tail, follows after the children,
and all is activity.
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You will now find it convenient to examine the murals on either side the
great half dome.
Facing the Dome.
On the right is Man Receiving Instruction in Nature's Laws. The work is
perfectly plain. You could not go astray if you simply read the
inscriptions.
An interesting thing to notice is that "Mother Earth" is a man bearing
fruits and that "Father Neptune" is a woman with a trident.
Nature's laws are applied to:
Earth, Water, Fire.
Love, Life (protecting the flame of life) and Death.
On the left is:
Art Crowned by Time.
The queen of art with her sceptre and palette (with the suggestion of
architecture in the temple in the background) is crowned by Father Time,
holding his hour-glass. His scythe is seen in the background. Time is
bestowing the laurel wreath. At the sides stand the arts of -
Jewelry making,
Weaving,
Glass making,
Painting,
Smithery,
Pottery.
The emerald pool is before you wreathed with the cotoneaster bufolia
with its wealth of red berries.
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Pass now to the last season of the year in the niche to the left of the
half dome, Winter.
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Before you is naked winter. Back of her is the leafless tree, with
splitting bark.
At the left one feels that man rests after the activities of the harvest
season, but there is an added idea in Mr. Piccirilli's words, "In
winter, the central figure is Nature resting, or rather in a state of
conception. To the right an old man is resting after having prepared the
soil for the seed; at the right a strong man is sowing."
Murals
Winter with the snow on the ground.
The fire is necessary; faggots have been gathered; the animals are
brought in for the winter food.
The time for spinning has arrived during the long winter evenings
(considering the life of today this idea is almost obsolete).
Festivity - Winter strikes the strings of the harp and gaiety is about
to glide forth.
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The seasons are again suggested by names of the signs of the zodiac on
the gateways,
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,
Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces.
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Look thru the entrance into the Court of Palms at the Horticultural
Palace across the way - a fine green and white picture.
Turn back into the Court of the Four Seasons and below the half dome
will be seen Albert Jaeger's
Nature (there is a great probability that this will not be placed).
Mother Earth, the great mother, sits in the center.
On the left, carrying the shell, is the Sea.
On the right, upholding the globe, is the Heavens.
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Read the quotation from George Sterling's "The Triumph of Bohemia" to
make the connection with your Nature group:
"For lasting happiness we turn our eyes to one alone
And she surrounds you now
Great Nature, refuge of the weary heart, and only balm to breasts that
have been bruised
She hath cool hands for every fevered brow
And gentlest silence for the troubled soul."
Near by are August Jaeger's figures of Abundance, four times repeated on
each gateway; also his spandrel figures, still adding harvest thoughts.
Walk along the colonnade to the right -
As you pass the fountains, you will notice how the water slips its
silvery pink reflection from the wall down the terraces into the pool
below, producing almost a sunrise or a sunset effect.
The long hanging vine on the wall above is muhlenbeckia, the so-called
maidenhair vine.
The shorter vine is lotus bertolletti, showing later its red claw-like
flowers.
Court of Palms
As a balance to the Court of Flowers at the east end of the block of
palaces is the Court of Palms at the west end.
The general effect in color of decoration is pink and blue.
The columns are coupled Ionic of smoked ivory, producing a most lovely
effect against the pastel pink walls back of them.
The caryatids lining off the pink and blue marble panels show a soft
flush of pink. (These are by A. Stirling Calder and John Bateman.)
The festoons of fruits at the side of the panels are accented in deeper
blues and soft reds.
Notice the delicate figures on either side the cartouche over the
portals. The pinks and blues are so delightfully combined.
Between the columns, against the wall, are balled acacias.
The Pool in the center of the Court might be called The Pool of
Reflections.
In front of this Court is "The End of the Trail," by James Earle Fraser.
Before you is the end of the Indian race. The poor Indian, following his
long trail, has at last come to the end. The worn horse and its rider
tell a long, pathetic story.
By the entrances are great vases on which in low relief are Bacchanalian
scenes. Satyrs form part of the handles.
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Over the doorways are beautifully colored murals.
On the west -
Fruits and Flowers, by Childe Hassam, a fine area of superb color.
On the east -
The Pursuit of Pleasure, by Chas. Holloway, gracefully carrying out the
idea of this court.
On the north -
"Victorious Spirit," by Arthur F. Matthews.
This wonderful golden note represents the Victorious Spirit, the Angel
of Light, with widespread wings of protection. She is the means by her
gentle influence of keeping materialism (represented by the horse driven
by brute force) from riding over the higher expressions of life.
Muhlenbeckia borders the pool, producing a most fernlike effect.
At the side, in front of the flanking Italian Towers, are erica and
epacris, in lavenders and pinks, accented by deep lavender pansies.
The tiny border to the beds is myrtus ugni. The wallflowers,
interspersed with Spanish and English iris, are massed thruout this
court, with rhododendrons in the corners. Against the foundations is
pink-and-cream lantana.
The Palm is the strong feature of the court. On either side the portal
Italian cypresses have been used.
The lanterns in the corridors have been modeled from Roman lamps, and
are particularly beautiful in perspective.
The Court of Flowers
Dedicated to the Oriental Fairy Tales.
This exquisite court is by Geo. Kelham of San Francisco, who came from
New York just after the San Francisco fire to help in the reconstruction
of the city.
He is a man of pronounced ability and has just won in the competition
for plans for the new San Francisco Public Library.
The court is made one of great beauty by the collaborated work of Mr.
Geo. Kelham, the architect; Mr. Jules Guerin, the colorist, and Mr. John
McLaren of San Francisco, the chief of landscape gardening.
A loggia runs around the second story of the court, interrupted along
the face by niches which hold "The Oriental Flower Girl," designed by
Mr. A. Stirling Calder of New York, but worked out in the studio of the
Exposition.
Coupled columns, suggesting glacial ice, form a colonnade around three
sides of the court, the fourth side opening into the Avenue of Palms.
As you walk down the main path of this court you are held spell-bound by
the fairy-like appearance of the albizzia lophantha, trimmed four feet
in height, the top of which branches out into a head five feet across.
One has the feeling of meeting fairies with their skirts out ready for
the dance - a veritable fairy ballet. Nothing could be more lovely than
this remarkably treated tree. The rich yellow fluff that will soon
appear, lasting for some four to six weeks, will be one note of the
yellow chord to be struck in this court-pansy, daffodil, albizzia, the
orange and the yellow background of niches. (This floral music for March
and April.)
A symphony in yellows.
The groups of trees at the north are the eugenia myrtifolia.
Every one appreciates the blessing of the trees and flowers, without
which the Exposition would have lost much of its beauty.
The flowers used at the opening of the Exposition can alone be given,
but these will serve to show the plan of arrangement.
The six lions are by Albert Laessle, who has many fine examples of his
animal life in the Fine Arts Palace.
The fountain of Beauty and the Beast, which should have been placed in
the Court of Palms, the Court of Occidental Fairy Tales, is by a young
San Franciscan, Edgar Walters, whose fine bears can be seen in the Fine
Arts Palace.
The base of the fountain shows a procession of beasts - the bear, the
cynocephalus ape, the lion.
Upholding Beauty and the Beast are fauns and satyrs, playing on their
pipes.
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Walk down the colonnades and take note of the coupled smoked ivory
pilasters on the pink ground.
A fawn-colored ceiling has suspended from it Italian bronze lanterns -
the bronze suggestive of the color of the blue eucalyptus. At night
these lanterns glow with color.
In front of the Court of Flowers is "The American Pioneer," a fine
meaningful equestrian figure, by Solon Borglum of Ogden, Utah.
I am taking the liberty of quoting Secretary Lane's inspiring words
given at the opening of the Exposition - a fine retrospect that we must
not lose sight of when we look upon the determined woodsman of the early
American life:
As I went through these grounds yesterday, I looked for some symbol that
would tell me the true significance of this moment, I saw that the
sculptor had carved prophets, priests and kings; he had carved the
conquerors of the earth, the birds in the air and the fish in the sea.
He had gone into legend and history for his symbols, but in none of
these did I find the suggestion that I sought.
I found, however, in the court that lies before us, the simple, modest
figure hidden behind some soldiers - a gaunt, slim, plodding figure, and
I said to myself, there is the figure that represents this day, for
without the American pioneer we would not be here this day, no banners
would be flying, no bands playing.
He has-lived for centuries and centuries. He took sail with Ulysses and
he was turned back. He took sail with Columbus, and when he heard that
sailor shout, "Sail on and on," his heart was glad; but Columbus found
his way barred, and then this pioneer landed at Plymouth Rock, and with
that band of oxen he has trudged his way across the continent, he has
gone through the sodden forests, where Nature for a thousand years has
conspired to make his pathway impossible.
He has gone through the icy streams, climbed the mountains, tracked his
way over the plains, over the land where there is no horizon, gone
through the gorges where the Titans have been, and at last he has got
it, beside the Golden Gate, beside the sunset sea, and founded himself
this city, this beautiful city of dreams that have come true. And he has
done more than that, he has gathered around himself his sons, and now
they set themselves down here to tell each other tales of their progress
through the centuries.
The sons of the pioneers - theirs be the glory today, for they have
slashed the continent in two, they have cut the land that God made as
with a knife, they have made the seas themselves to lift the ships
across the barriers and mountains, and this accomplishment we celebrate.
They have brought the waters of the far Sierras and turned these waters
into living light that put new stars in the heavens at night. They have
hung their sky-line with a garden of flowers; they have worked a magic.
They have gathered here in all these temples to tell their victory - the
pioneers - what they have done and in what manner. This city has been
finished in blue and gold, in scarlet and purples and the greens of the
sea, and burnt brown, and the scene shown the pioneer has made the
architecture of the centuries to march before their eyes in columns and
colonnades.
The long journey of this light figure of the pioneer is at an end, the
waste places of the earth have been found and filled, but adventure is
not at an end; the greatest adventure is before us, the gigantic
adventures of an advancing democracy - strong, virile and kindly - and
in that advance we shall be true to the indestructible spirit of the
American pioneer.
The Italian Towers
Architect - Geo. Kelham of San Francisco.
Architecture - Italian Renaissance with Byzantine touches. (See picture
facing page 22.)
These very beautiful towers are seen in pairs on either side The Court
of Flowers and The Court of Palms, and assist in the fine balance
preserved thruout the block of palaces.
They are not alike, as you will see when you examine them. The pair
flanking The Court of Flowers is far simpler, and produces quite a
different effect, when illuminated, from its sister towers.
The vibrant red that seems to give throbbing life to these beautiful
towers is one of the chief glories of the night-glow.
The entrances at the base of the tower are accented by magnificent Siena
marble columns, and the coloring from these entrances to the top of the
towers is most unique.
The long rectangular height is admirably treated with a most original
diaper design.
Jules Guerin, the colorist, has used small areas of color on the towers
to play upon the color of the courts below.
For instance, note the pastel-pink walls, the greatest color area of the
courts reflected, as it were, upon the largest colored area of the
towers; the travertine of the courts acting as a background for the
towers, the burnt orange capitals shown in the use of the same color on
the tower, the Indian red appearing through the design as it appears on
the capitals.
The result is a sort of dissonance that makes the harmony of the courts
more charming than ever.
The most adroit management of the blue-checkered border is seen. It is
the means of drawing your colored diaper work toward that blue
background, the sky, and is superb in its connecting force.
The little towers above, with the turquoise-blue columns, show a most
daring use of color when you consider the colors below, but how
admirably that turquoise blue works onto the domes and the blue columns
of The Tower of Jewels.
The longer you look at the Italian Towers the more you come to feel
their subtle connection with the beauties around.
Only a genius could manipulate his colors as Jules Guerin has done in
this splendid work before you.
The repeated cartouche in turquoise blue has a most lovely effect upon
the whole.
Poised on the top of the Italian Towers is The Fairy (by Carl Gruppe).
She looks afar and sees the vision of this wondrous Exposition.
The Palace of Fine Arts
Architect - Bernard R. Maybeck of San Francisco.
Architecture - Old Roman in the main, with Italian Renaissance features.
In the background is the fire-proof art gallery of 113 rooms.
In front is a pergola, extending along an arc 1100 feet from end to end.
Ochre columns are closely grouped with pale green ones.
The Roman Corinthian capitals are burnt orange with an Indian-red
ground.
The columns sweep forward on either side the rotunda, in the dome of
which are Robt. Reid's eight murals.
1st Panel - Birth of European Art.
The central point of the picture is the altar on which is seen the
sacred fire. The guardian of this altar holds the torch. She has three
attendants, one holding a flask of oil, one pouring oil upon the altar
and ready to apply the torch should the flame grow dim, a third one
carefully watching the flame. An earthly messenger, holding back his
rearing steeds, leans from his chariot to receive the torch of
inspiration. A winged attendant checks for an instant the flight of
these steeds. In the left corner a woman holds a crystal ball in which
the future of art is revealed.
2nd Panel - The Birth of Oriental Art.
The forces of earth try to wrest inspiration from the powers of the air.
This is shown in an ancient Ming legend.
We see a Chinese warrior, mounted on a writhing dragon, combating an
eagle. Japan is seen under the great umbrella. Two more Oriental figures
are seen.
3rd Panel - Ideals in Art.
Greek ideal in the classic nude is seen.
Religion - Madonna and Child.
Heroism - Joan of Arc.
Youth and Material Beauty - Young woman on the left.
Absolute nature without ideal or inspiration - peacock.
Mystic figure in background holds cruse of oil to pour onto the sacred
flame.
A winged figure floats above with laurels for the victorious living.
A shadowy figure in foreground holds the palm for the dead.
Panel 4 - Inspiration in All Art -
Music, Painting, Architecture, Poetry, Sculpture.
The torch that kindles the arts is again seen.
The veil of darkness is drawn back, revealing the arts.
There are also four panels showing the four golds of California -
Gold,
Wheat,
Poppies,
Oranges.
"The whole scheme is to show the conception and birth of art, its
translation to earth, its progress and acceptance by man."
Below these murals, on the octagonal drum, is The Priestess of Culture,
by Herbert Adams, eight times repeated.
This outline has been taken from the official report.
The dome of the Rotunda is burnt orange, with the guilloche below it
worked out in turquoise green. Notice the great flower receptacles
filled with the reddish cryptomeria of Japan.
In front of the Rotunda is Ralph Stackpole's Kneeling Figure. She is a
devotee to art, beauty, truth, and kneels at the altar.
Among the trees along the pergola are many statues in bronze and marble.
Don't fail to see Janet Scudder's bewitching fountain figures as you
walk past the Pergola.
At the south, near the Pool, among the trees, sits St. Gauden's fine
"Lincoln."
Opposite is J. Q. A. Ward's statute of "Henry Ward Beecher."
Around the corner, "The Bisons," by Proctor.
Follow along by the Pool and you meet "The Scout," by Cyrus Dallin.
No words can describe the great poetic beauty of this Fine Arts Palace.
It seems to be the pivotal part of the Exposition, the goal of all
pilgrimages, the altar on which you place your ideals. It has so many
moods that one must see it in all seasons, during all times of the day,
and especially under the illuminations.
The figure of "Aspiration," by Leo Lentelli, is suspended - as is all
aspiration - over the main entrance of the Fine Arts Palace.
Walk over to Administration Avenue so that you can look across the Pool
at the panels.
They are by Bruno Zimm of New York.
They represent the Arts and a long procession of devotees.
In the center of one panel, called "The Unattainable in Art," one sees
Art represented. On either side is the battle between the idealists, the
materialists and the artists.
Many idealists have fallen, but the centaurs, the materialists, seem to
be held back by the artists who are striving to reach Art herself.
We are all striving to reach the so-called unattainable, but it means
the battle with materialism before we can do it. Yonder stand beauty,
health, truth - the flowers of the spirit - but we must pass the centaur
to make that figure of Truth attainable.
Then comes the Apollo Panel, and Apollo, the leader of the arts, in his
chariot, seems to be in a long procession preceded and followed by
devotees of the fine arts.
Next comes the Pegasus Panel, indicating inspiration in the arts. Ahead,
marches Music with his lyre, who, like a sort of Orpheus, is stilling
even the beasts.
The figures between the panels represent those who stand ready to do
battle for the arts.
Ulric H. Ellerhusen has done the flower boxes, with women at the
corners. Vines were to have fallen over the figures from the boxes,
allowing only a shoulder, a head, or a long line of the drapery to
appear, but the plans had to be changed, hence the figure now in full
evidence. The women are looking into the flower-laden boxes.
As you stand by the Pool, notice the shrubs and flowers near by.
Near the columns are Monterey cypresses.
Grey-green artemisia is between the columns.
Ten thousand periwinkles are on the banks.
Five thousand Spanish iris.
Many Japanese iris.
California incense shrub.
Yellow primroses.
One thousand white callas.
One thousand yellow callas.
One thousand California violets.
The shiny-leaved coprosma from Chili.
Blue-flowered buddleia.
Groups of pittosporum.
Pampas grass from Brazil.
Hundreds of daffodils (in March).
The weeping willows.
A great group on the north of erica, epacris, and cryptomeria.
Across from the erica is the red-berried cotoneaster horizontalis.
Near the columns on the north side by the Pool grows the purple
agapanthus.
The Catalina cherry is massed against the building on the north.
The pink-flowered escallonia is found under the columns near the Pool.
The orange-berried pyracantha cretaegus is seen in all its glory on the
north.
Heliotrope makes the air one of sweet perfume. Polygala, with pea-like
blossom, is seen near the base of the columns.
In the Pool have been put five hundred papyrus plants and five hundred
Japanese water lilies.
These are a few of the many wonderful blooms seen here.
The vistas and reflections are ever new and beautiful from every turn of
the Pool.
Palace of Horticulture
Architects - Bakewell and Brown of San Francisco.
Architecture - Byzantine in the arrangement of the domes (the mosque of
Ahmed I of Constantinople being the inspiration) and in the use of tall
finials suggesting minarets, but quite French in its ornamentation.
The building is one of great beauty and is considered one of the finest
exhibit palaces ever erected at any exposition.
The ornamentation below the dome is by Boutier.
The Caryatids of the Caryatid Porch are by John Bateman of New York.
The great opulence of the harvests of California is brought to mind by
the lavish abundance of the ornamentation on this building.
The combination of the smoked-ivory color of the travertine and the
lattice green of the decorations produces a more lovely effect.
The basket atop is over thirty-three feet in diameter.
The dome is 152 feet in diameter. St. Peter's dome is 137 feet; the
Pantheon dome is 142 feet.
Under the dome will be a constant display of hothouse plants. At the
opening of the Exposition were seen cinerarias and cyclamen of glorious
hue.
A wonderful display of orchids is seen in another portion of this great
building.
Those interested in orange packing will have a chance to see the
different stages of the packing as shown from the arrival of the fruit
at the packinghouse to the nailing of the cover on the box.
A model olive-oil press is in working order and will afford great
interest.
Great steel framework will enable the vast amount of glass of the dome
to withstand the wind pressure.
The dome will be illuminated three times a week.
It will at times look like a great pearl or a fiery opal.
Luther Burbank, the wizard of horticulture, and Carl Purdy, of bulb and
wild flower fame, will have headquarters at this palace during the
entire Exposition, ready to answer and help those who apply to them.
Sixty-five acres of land are to be devoted to horticultural interests.
The Netherlands have fifty-three thousand square feet in a wonderful
display of bulbs and other plants.
Horticultural Interests
All the areas on the Exposition site were composed of drifting sands or
sands that had been pumped in from the bay, upon which no ornamental
plant could grow.
It was necessary to bring down from the Sacramento Valley rich soil
(fifty thousand cubic yards), and spread sixteen thousand cubic yards of
fertilizer over that, in order to maintain lawns, trees and shrubs.
An immense number of trees, ranging from thirty to sixty feet in height,
were moved from Golden Gate Park and the Presidio of San Francisco. It
is the largest number of evergreen trees ever moved in connection with
any landscape work.
Many plantings will be made thruout the Exposition. It will require the
moving of four hundred thousand plants each time a change is made.
Work on the eucalyptus trees was started two years ago, when the plants
were six inches high, in flats.
These little trees were transferred into other flats and placed on hot
beds. After six weeks of this treatment they were transferred to 12-inch
boxes. They remained there for a period of eight months and then were
put into 18-inch boxes and made a vigorous growth. They are now 25 feet
in height.
In boxing large specimen trees the following method was adopted: The
trees were side-boxed, and, after the roots were cut, three inches of
space was allowed between the ball and the sides of the box, and this
three-inch space was secured with good surface soil so as to start
side-root action.
The plants were mulched and watered for a period of from four to six
months, when the bottom of the box was put on. This method has been most
successful in transplanting palms and trees in general.
(These facts were kindly given by Mr. Donald McLaren of the Department
of Landscape Gardening, San Francisco.)
The South Gardens
Throughout the Exposition these garden beds are to show a succession of
blooms. At the opening of the Exposition five thousand daffodils were in
bloom over two hundred thousand yellow pansies.
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The South Gardens, besides having two great pools, at the end of which
are the Mermaid Fountains by Arthur Putnam of San Francisco, have a most
decorative fountain called the Fountain of Energy.
In the pool below are seen great sea animals, representing:
1. The Atlantic Ocean, with coral in hair and seahorses in her hand,
riding on the back of an helmeted fish, suggestive of armored cruisers,
etc.
2. The North Atlantic, an Esquimaux riding the walrus, ready to spear
the enemy.
3. The South Atlantic, a negro riding on the back of a sea-elephant
playing with an octopus.
4. The Pacific Ocean on the back of a great creature unknown on land or
sea.
In the pool, on the dolphins' backs, ride most charming sea maidens.
Around the base of the earth are grouped sea spirits.
The earth shows on one side a great bull representing the Western
Hemisphere, a great lioness denoting the Eastern.
One sees the swirling of the waters around the figure of Panama.
Surmounting the globe, standing in his stirrups, rides Energy, the force
that has overcome the play of the waters and has put thru the Panama
Canal. Energy is strongly suggested by this stalwart male, who rides on,
having surmounted all difficulties. This is the great power that is
responsible for the completion of the Panama Canal, and Fame and Victory
blow bugles long and loud from his shoulders.
The idea of energy is further carried out by the splendid play of the
waters from the fountain itself, tremendous force being evident.
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At the west end of South Gardens, opposite the Band Concourse, are most
interesting groups of trees, shrubs and flowers. The members of
different floral families have taken the opportunity of meeting and
establishing themselves in the same neighborhood, and the result is
delightful for the lover of flowers. Now is the time to study
differences and similarities in the plant world - and our opportunities
are appreciated.
Notice the splendid groups of trees and shrubs on either side of
Horticultural Palace.
Monterey pines, Monterey cypresses, Lawson cypresses, acacias,
laurustinus, veronicas and dahlias are grouped so as to make a most
remarkable effect in form and color.
The Dracaena Canariensis or Canary palm, as we are in the habit of
calling it, and the Washingtonia robusta, or California fan palm, are
seen in alternate arrangement, double rows on either side the Avenue of
Palms.
On the south side of the Exposition grounds is a wall, twenty feet high,
of living green. It is made of mesembryanthemum spectabilis put in
boxes, six feet by two by two and a half inches, filled with earth, over
which is put a wire-mesh screen. This is the first time this work has
been tried and it has proved to be a thorough success.
Festival Hall
Architect - Robt. Farquhar of Los Angeles, California, widely known for
his fine domestic architecture.
On the south side of the Avenue of Palms, opposite the Court of Flowers,
stands the building in which the majority of the musical festivals of
the Exposition are to be held.
The main hall will hold three thousand people.
There are about five hundred conventions to meet here during the time
the Exposition is open.
The organ, of marvelous tone and sweetness, is one of the finest in the
world.
Edwin H. Lamare of London will give one hundred performances, each
recital beginning at 12 M. He starts his musicals the first of June.
The building is French in style, having been inspired by the Beaux Arts
Theatre, Paris.
It has a large dome, the cupola of which is lighted by projectors
beneath the floor of the building.
Sherry Fry of Iowa has done the sculpture, all of it being suggestive of
festivity.
Bacchus, with his grapes and wine skin, reclines on one side, while "The
Reclining Woman" listens from her position.
On the west are two Floras with their festoons of flowers.
Little Pan sits with his panpipes on an Ionic capital over which is
thrown a fawn skin. He has just stopped playing to watch the lizard that
creeps at his side.
The Torch Bearer, a most graceful figure, is poised on each corner dome.
A border of pinkish-lavender hydrangeas, four feet in diameter, with a
fringe of lavender and pink baby primroses, adds much to the beauty of
this spot.
Pinkish-lavender erica, or heath, borders the steps leading from
Festival Hall to the Avenue of Palms.
Above the western entrance one see the old Greek drinking horn, the
rhyton, suggestive of festivity.
The Color Scheme
Jules Guerin, probably the greatest man in his particular line in the
world, has had complete charge of the Exposition coloring.
He has used only five colors, but of course these colors are not all the
same tone.
All walls are pastel pink or a sunset shade, as seen in the Court of the
Ages. All niches are the same shade.
All ceilings and shells are ultramarine blue, with two exceptions. The
Court of the Ages is a pastel blue, and that of the Court of Palms is
fawn-color.
The domes of the Fine Arts Palace, and the Court of the Universe, are
burnt orange, or, as one writer has expressed it, "sea-weed washed with
brine."
The other domes are an oriental green, approaching copper-green.
The capitals when colored are burnt orange, with either an
ultramarine-blue or an Indian-red ground. Columnettes and a few
decorative bands are of turquoise-green.
There is a unity, a balance, a color beauty all unto itself. You see it
in the architecture, sculpture, and painting, in the arrangement of the
decorations, in the courts. Then over it all hangs the spirit of romance
such as surrounds the days of old Castile.
A mediaeval beauty and splendor bring longings for the pageants that
would add a world of interest.
There is a Graeco-Roman appeal in the long colonnades, the porticoes,
the fountains, the courts.
The Orient is strongly marked by the domes, the minaret suggestions, the
elephants, and minor details.
It is an Arabian-Nights-Tale - not a thousand and one nights, but two
hundred and eighty-eight.
Siena marble is used mainly at entrances and for pedestals. The
travertine is pinkish, grey and cream. Doorways in shadow are of lattice
green. Flag-poles are colored Spanish red. Lighting standards are green,
ochre, or eucalyptus blue. Banners are ochre and cadmium.
The world has never seen such an Occidental-Oriental harmony as in this
Exposition.
The traditions of the olden days are so strongly worked into these
palaces and courts that one feels more than he can tell when wandering
in this world of beauty; and we the laymen owe a debt of gratitude to
the architects, sculptors, painters, horticulturists, financiers,
engineers and the workmen who have given us this dream city of 1915.
Index
Abundance
Acroterium
Adams, Herbert
Adventurer
Adventurous Bowman
Agriculture
Air
Aitken, Robert
American Pioneer
Angel of Peace
Apollo Panel
Aquatic Maids
Arch of Rising Sun
Arch of Setting Sun
Armoured Horseman
Art Crowned by Time
Arts
Aspiration
Atlas
Autumn
Bacchus
Bacon, Henry
Bakewell and Brown
Bancroft, Milton
Bateman, John
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