New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-10

against the projections Of the "ntablaturc which
goes around tie building lcr" Is repeated II figure
Of IA kindred type, III similar drap"ry, but winged
and supporting horn Of plenty with each hand.
IL IL to be said Of all these works that they ale
modelled with "a me "eI's. oil Their relation to
the building. and that ntrinsically they are good
sculpture, technically satisfying and with ilavor
Of agreeable idiosyncrisy. Tn" high character
Of the sculpture on the Agricultural building
augurs well for III" fate of the as vet undccOratcu
Art building AZ the other end OF the Far grounds,
building Tor which Mr. Martiny is doing most
OF the exterior Communications On tie dome he
will have victory; for the cntablaturc Of the
main entrance on both the north aud south facadrs
he l. executing sA figures two OF them angels u
stand at the corners. and the others symbolica Of
painting, sculpture. architecture and musicii lures
which are delicate graceful and BEAUTIFUL in iii"
small models. and which are not likely To loS'
anytng in bcinS enlarged and placed over the
portals. Two taryatides by the same sculptor are
10 be used in connection with the small blind en-
frances which flank the main portal. and To be-
repeated in the facad"s Of the annrXes wings
thrown out from the building Oh the north BE-
tween the symboical figures over the main en-
trance five mcdaOns OF famous artists by Mr..
DIN Warner are 10 be placed: None Of these is
on the building vet. hut the Titan and Raphael
will lie remembered n having figured among tine
best sculptures in The Architectural Leagues cx-
hbition last January: spirited masculine por-
sfvlist had shaped them. On either side Of the
steps leading ~ the Bortico of the Art Building
is q pedestal awaiting lion designed by Mr.. Thco-
d0re l'aur. who is also preparing five colossal
figures. an orator navigator. nm Indian chief,
n musician and n fisher lad TO be mounted on the
pcristyle which shuts tli" court Of honor from the
lake. and on the centre Of which there is 10 be
a group designed bv Mr.. d. C. French. i'm which
Columbus. in the chariot Of fame. with three or
four attendant figures will he celebrated Iudg-
ing from his models. Mr.. l'aur j. going TO win n
plac" In the cnt"gOrv which .comprchends Mr.
Martiny. Mr.. Bitter and Mr. Warner when he
completes his task
Outside the court 81 honor and south Of the Art
Bulhing are two or three bindings in the deco
ration Of which sculpture has been employed. The
Transportation Building has in the arch over its
main doorway, and in the two large oblong
panels which placed either side tho latter
has rcliefs illustrative of scenes Suggested by tho
character OF the building and az detestably weak
as il Is possible for such productions to he. The
compositions are artlcss. Unbalanced things, and
the workmanship is pitfullv crude. The panels
look like Juvenile w0rk-likc school models Of
the Mrakc,t sort. Their authorship seemed 10
he unknown TO any one about the Fair and can
chccrfully b" left in oblivion. One person in an
tbOrity had d vague notion that the panel. were
due TO Mr. John Boyle, who is responsible for
other work in the building, but that is hardly
possible. Along the main facade there are pyra-
midal groups Of figures typfying methods OF
transportation, in which. he has done excellent
work, and at either end OF the building there
are statues Of Watt, Stephenson. Ericsson, Papn
a brakeman, q wheclman, and similar personagrs
az By him. which are really able essays In realistic