The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition

A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition



Described by
Stella G. S. Perry



With an Introduction by
A. Stirling Calder, N. A.
Acting Chief of Sculpture of the Exposition



Paul Elder and Company
Publishers - San Francisco



Copyright, 1915, by
Paul Elder & Company
San Francisco

The courtesy of the Cardinell-Vincent Company, official photographers of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, of granting permission to reproduce the selection of official photographs appearing in this volume, is gratefully acknowledged.



To the Memory of Karl Bitter



When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,
Before high-piled books, in charactery,
Hold like rich garners the full ripen'd grain;
When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face,
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love; then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.

-Keats



Contents

Sonnet. Keats
The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition. A. Stirling Calder, N. A.

Illustrations

Exposition Sculpture
The Mother of Tomorrow - Detail from the Nations of the West. Cardinell-Vincent, photo. (Frontispiece.)
Fountain of Energy - Central Group, South Gardens. Pillsbury Pictures
Equestrian Group - Detail, Fountain of Energy. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
North Sea-Atlantic Ocean - Details, Fountain of Energy. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Mermaid Fountain - Festival Hall, South Gardens. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Torch Bearer - Finial Figure, Festival Hall. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Muse and Pan - Pylon Group, Festival Hall. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Boy Pan - Detail, Pylon Group, Festival Hall. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Detail, Spire Base, Palace of Horticulture. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Cortez - In Front of Tower of Jewels. J. L. Padilla, photo
Pizarro - In Front of Tower of Jewels. William Hood, photo
The Pioneer - Avenue of Palms. W. Zenis Newton, photo
The End of the Trail - Avenue of Palms. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Historic Types - Finial Figures, Tower of Jewels. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Fountain of Youth - Colonnade, Tower of Jewels. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Fountain of El Dorado - Colonnade, Tower of Jewels. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Frieze - Details, Fountain of El Dorado. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Nations of the East - Group, Arch of the Rising Sun. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Pegasus - Spandrels, East and West Arches. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Stars - A Detail of the Colonnade. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Earth - Detail, one of "The Elements." Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Signs of the Zodiac - Frieze on the Corner Pavilions. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Nations of the West - Group, Arch of the Setting Sun. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Enterprise - Detail, Nations of the West. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Dance - Balustrade, Court of the Universe. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Rising Sun - Fountain, Court of the Universe. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Column of Progress - In the Forecourt of the Stars. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Frieze - Base, Column of Progress. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Primitive Ages - Altar Tower, Court of Ages. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Primitive Man - Arcade Finial, Court of Ages. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Fountain of Earth - Central Group, Court of Ages. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Survival of the Fittest - A Panel, Fountain of Earth. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Lesson of Life - A Panel, Fountain of Earth. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Helios - Separate Group, Fountain of Earth. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Water Sprites - Base of Column, Court of Ages. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
A Daughter of the Sea - North Aisle, Court of Ages. W. Zenis Newton, photo
The Fairy - Finial Figure, Italian Towers. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Flower Girl - Niche, Court of Flowers. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Beauty and the Beast - Fountain Detail, Court of Flowers. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Caryatid - Court of Palms. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Harvest - Court of the Four Seasons. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Rain - Court of the Four Seasons. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Fountain of Spring - Court of the Four Seasons. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Fountain of Winter - Court of the Four Seasons. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Fountain of Ceres - Forecourt of the Four Seasons. W. Zenis Newton, photo
The Genius of Creation - Central Group, Avenue of Progress. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Genius of Mechanics - Column Friezes, Machinery Hall. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Powers - Column Finials, Machinery Hall. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Pirate Deck-hand - Niches, North Facade of Palaces. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
From Generation to Generation - Palace of Varied Industries. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Man With the Pick - Palace of Varied Industries. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Useful Arts - Frieze over South Portals. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Triumph of the Field - Niches, West Facade of Palaces. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Worship - Altar of Fine Arts Rotunda. Ralph Stackpole, photo
The Struggle for the Beautiful - Frieze, Fine Arts Rotunda. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Guardian of the Arts - Attic of Fine Arts Rotunda. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Priestess of Culture - Within the Fine Arts Rotunda. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Frieze - Flower-boxes, Fine Arts Colonnade. J. L. Padilla, photo

Exhibit Sculpture
The Pioneer Mother - Exhibit, Fine Arts Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Lafayette - Exhibit, Fine Arts Rotunda. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Thomas Jefferson - Exhibit, Fine Arts Rotunda. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Lincoln - Exhibit, South Approach. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Earle Dodge Memorial - Exhibit, Fine Arts Rotunda. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Fountain - Foyer, Palace of Fine Arts. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Wildflower - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
The Boy With the Fish - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Young Diana - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. Pillsbury Pictures
Young Pan - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
Fighting Boys - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Duck Baby - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Muse Finding the Head of Orpheus - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Diana - Garden Exhibit, South Lagoon. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Eurydice - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Wood Nymph - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
L'Amour - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
An Outcast - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. Gabriel Moulin, photo
The Sower - Garden Exhibit, Colonnade. W. Zenis Newton, photo
The Bison - Garden Exhibit, South Approach W. Zenis Newton, photo
The Scout - Garden Exhibit, South Lagoon W. Zenis Newton, photo
The Thinker - Exhibit, Court of French Pavilion. W. Zenis Newton, photo


Mural Decorations
Earth - Fruit Pickers. Court of Ages. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Fire - Industrial Fire. Court of Ages. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Water - Fountain Motive. Court of Ages. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Air - The Windmill. Court of Ages. W. Zenis Newton, photo
Half Dome - Court of the Four Seasons. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Art Crowned by Time - Court of the Four Seasons. Gabriel Moulin, photo
The Seasons - Court of the Four Seasons. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Westward March of Civilization - Arch, Nations of the West. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Discovery - The Purchase. Tower of Jewels. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Ideals of Emigration - Arch, Nations of the East. Gabriel Moulin, photo
The Golden Wheat - Rotunda, Palace of Fine Arts. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Oriental Art - Rotunda, Palace of Fine Arts. Gabriel Moulin, photo
The Arts of Peace - Netherlands Pavilion. Gabriel Moulin, photo
Penn's Treaty with the Indians - Pennsylvania Building. Clayton Williams, photo
Return from the Crusade - Court, Italian Pavilion. Cardinell-Vincent, photo
The Riches of California - Tea Room, California Building. Gabriel Moulin, photo