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Mural Decorations Court of Abundance: Earth - Frank Brangwyn Northwest corner of the corridor, two panels: grape-crushers on the left and fruit-pickers on the right. Fire - Frank Brangwyn Two panels in the northeast corner of the corridor. Primitive Fire on the left and Industrial Fire on the right. Water - Frank Brangwyn Two panels in the southeast corner of the corridor. Fountain motive on the left and fishermen hauling nets on the right. Air - Frank Brangwyn Two panels in the southwest corner of the corridor. In the left panel, the scent of hunters carried toward their prospective prey. A windmill on the right. Court of the Four Seasons: Spring - H. Milton Bancroft Two murals above the doorway in the colonnade (southwest corner). To the left, Spring; to the right, Seedtime. Summer - H. Milton Bancroft Two murals similar to those in the northwest corner of the court. Fruition on the right; Summer on the left. Autumn - H. Milton Bancroft In the northeast corner of the court, two panels: Autumn on the right; Harvest on the left. Winter - H. Milton Bancroft Similar in location to the preceding, in southeast corner. Two murals, Festivity on the right; Winter on the left. Man Receiving Instruction in Nature's Laws - H. Milton Bancroft One upright panel, in the half dome on the right. Art Crowned by Time - H. Milton Bancroft On the left opposite the preceding. Eastern Arch, Court of the Universe: Hope and Attendants: (On the north wall) - Edward Simmons Historical types: (On the south wall) - Edward Simmons Representing Greece, Italy, Spain, England and France, on the south wall. Tower of Jewels: The Atlantic and Pacific (in the center); The Discovery (on the left;) The Purchase (on the right) - William de Leftwich Dodge Gateway of All Nations (in the center); Labor Crowned (on the left); Achievement (on the right) - William de Leftwich Dodge Six panels inspired by the construction of the Panama Canal. The first group is on the west wall, the second on the east. Western Arch, Court of the Universe: The Westward March of Civilization, in two panels by - Frank V. DuMond Beginning in the north panel and continued in the opposite one. Court of Palms: Fruits and Flowers - Childe Hassam Painting in a lunette over the entrance into the Palace of Education. The Pursuit of Pleasure - Charles Holloway A painting of the same shape as the preceding, over the entrance into the Palace of Liberal Arts. The Victorious Spirit - Arthur Mathews In the lunette over the doorway into the Court of the Four Seasons. Rotunda, Palace of the Fine Arts: The Four Golds of California (Golden Metal, Wheat, Citrus Fruits, and Poppies) - Robert Reid In the ceiling inside the rotunda. Art, born of flame, expresses its ideals to the world through music, poetry, architecture, painting, and sculpture - Robert Reid In the same location. Birth of European Art. Birth of Oriental Art - Robert Reid Belonging to the preceding group of eight pictures by the same artist. Pennsylvania Building: Decorative Paintings - Edward Trumbull In the east and west walls of the center court of the building, showing Penn's Treaty with the Indians on the right and Pennsylvania Industries on the left.