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

eagle and torch-hcarng genius. In the Unity
two warriors clasp hands, and in the Diligence
woman al her dstah Is attended ny boE
hearing a horn OF plcaty the two ieurs suG-
costing the industry of the workroOm and OF The
fields. The highest groups. those OF which one
is shown in sketch minus the torch which the
goddcs.-the goddess of scicnce-will eventually
bear, have all appropriate accessories this one
the globe and books besides the torch. Justice
the scales and sword. War tho coat OF mail AMI
the banner. and all Of them the wreath for the
victor and the ministers If fame, busy trunircfers
The Characterization throughout which it is need
less 20 describe more deliberately. has point and
is adequate. At times it has originality. 80
much NAV be said for Mr. Bttcr's ideas rs 10
the expression Of them he ha, put very effective
composition into the entrance groups. OF which
all but ore are confined 10 three igurcS "ach
and which have been treated pyrami tally. Among
the pavilion groups the composition is varied, IN
constrained and Yet somewhat commonplace lhc
gallery groups all following the SANE general
design as the one illustrated. are not striiin2ly
original, but they are not commonplace" ard they
nossoss an unusual amount Of vitality. Tho
figure. all have movement, latent or expressed
This i, the key to Mr. Filters success. His groups
have "go' without being violent The leaning
trurpcters and the outsrctchci wings and arms
CT the goddcsscs in tn" uprcrmost groups accent
DELIGHTFULLY."- the mass Of the construction Just
beneath the drum Of the come. Mr. Bitter has
done an enormous amount of work for the Adj
ministration Building. Besides the twcnty-eiSht
groups that have been mentioned there is a
colossal trunpcting angel in each spandrcl OF
each one Of the fear entrance arches: there are
two sirgo figures above the piers Of each ono
of thes., arches figures Of Diana, Ceres. a fisher
maid a blacksmith and the like, and inside the
building there are to be eight panels. each forty
feet long with winged figures holding inscribed
tablets filling the frlczc, eight huge bdsrelleis
tvpifyinc the manufactures and liberal artf' ana
two victories standing on lofty columns 10
ask a sculptor to cNccutc all this work IN lew
months and to cvecUtc it well is obviously futile.
Some of MIR Bttci's pieces are positively worth
less The angels in the spandrrI1 ar" baih, ciirac-
tcrlcss performances the single hghrcs abov" them
are fair, but not worthy OF the same hand that
did the CLOUDS and the interior work does not
promise much in the photographs in which IT
has alone been possible to study it thus far. All
things considered. however. Mr.. Bitter las en-
HANGED the beauty of the Administration Build
inn lie has modelled his work freely and vigor
ousIv and the greater part Of il leaves a pleasant
impression.
Tho sculptural decoration Of Machinery Hall,
which faces the Administration Building on the
south, contains withir itself the demonstration Of
q sound decorative instinct and bad one. On
tho roofs and on the tops OF the towers draped
victories hearing wrcaths are literally perched,
for winged figures Oh angles pinnacles have
inevitably the effect as Of having been arrested
in mid-fight. The figures, which were executed
nv Professor Waagcn, are good enough in them
solves but they have been bronzcd, and this, |
which makes them tell wildly on the gray-white
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restless effect which they owe to their form and
postion On the other hand the female figures |
holding medallion portraits Of great mechanic |
geniuses which Mr. Robert kraus has made 10
stand in rows of four above each portal, fairly |
modelled figures, fit in very tremendously with the
architectural setting. and III the characterization
Of the windows and doorways Of the loggia Mr. |
Max Bachmann has met the necessities Of the |
occasion with noticeable ceverncss. The door |
and window frames Mr. lIichmann has had To
decorate are designed in the style of the Spanish |
Henaissance graceful attractive style
He has utilizcl children, with WINGS |
and without them, in the work, dsposing |
conventional ornament about them. lie |
is skiliul modciler win hint OF individuality |
in his style, and he has aiadc the deco ration Of
the loggia one OF the bees, pieces of architectural
modelling on the grounds The Mines and Flee |
tricity buildings. which occupy the space on the
north side of the court winch the Machinery |
Building occupies on the south. have restricted |
their decoration 10 the usual conventional forms
FRANKLIN by MIR Carl Rohl Smith which is to |
stand on big pedestal in the nchciISc entrance
to the Electricity Building. and which in a photo
1uph ss kew The atde
and expressive. the famous American standing |
with the kite and string in his hands and with |
aik a. nc inc
OF the figure. The Immense Manufactures and |
Liberal Arts Building, lying on the north side Of |