Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
CHICAGO TRIUMPH
WAS PLANNED HERE
Architect W. ]. Brinkman Com
pIetes Work of Altar for Lady
Of Sorrows Church.
SPENT SUMMER IN SALT LAKE
While Hero He studied Local Build
ings and Gave High Praise to
Those 81 Pioneer Era.

William J. Brinknan Of Chicago q
well known architect, VINO spent sew
eral weeks of the past summer In salt
Lake. and who spoke very highly oil
the architecture Of the salt Lake Tenn
pie while here. declaring 1t to be more
successful piece of work than 80 per
cent of the great structures of today,
has lust completed Chicago work
which brings him marked distinction
aud praise. II IS the altar and interior
of "Our Lady OF Sorrows Church"
and ia speaking OF 1t the New World,
Catholic periodical, says that "The
high altnr is one of the grandest works
of art in the city of Chicago. 1t is OF
the purest Carrara marble and was
made entirely in italy in the world
famous works of Carrara The whole
church interior is noble IN It's out
lines and was planned and completed
in Roman Renaissance style by Archi-
tect w. j. I3rinlSman. Beyond question
the conception of the interior of this
church is a remarkable piece OF modern
architecture, grand and Inspiring. The
impression is profoundly religious in
It's effect. Both in the execution and
in the style of it's ornament 1t is at
once simple, delicate and sublime, and
is true to the principles of the classic
renaissance at its best period"
ARCHITECTURE NEGLECTED.
1T Is IL matter of supreme regret"
continues the editor of the magazine,
In another paragraph. that we Ameri-
cans devote so little thought to archl-
lecture as an art, and exhibit such a
lack OF interest in the great architects
of our country. In no art is there as
close connection between our delighr
In the work and our admiration of the
artists mind as in architecture, and
we rarely inquire for an architects
name, or seek information concerning
his personality or genius.
The interior Of our Lady of Sorrows
is remarkable testimonial to the in
spiratiou, taste and skill of the archl-
tect, and we venture TO predict that II
VIII be noted in the history of the
worlds architecture as one of the rare
productions on the American cont-
nent, when more pretenticus and ex-
pensiYe structures have been forgot
ten"
PRAISE FOR TEMPLE
MIR. Drinkmnn spent the summer in
SILT l$dhe itSllng from tne WOIk OF
experimenting the construction of this
building, and planning its interior de-
sign. He spent much time studying
the Salt Lake architecture, and for
that portion of 1t which was built by
the early settlers-the tabernacle, tenn
pie and salt Lake Theater, his praise
outran that for the more modern at.
tempts. The temple. he declared, has
no building in the world, designed at
the time that IL was, which in any
way equals 1t for purity of design,
strength of outline and correctness of
the principles upon which Il was built.
To fully appreciate II, he said, that
one must take into consideration the
gigantic plumbers then being made,
and the things that could have been
done on 1t with gingerbread decora-
ton, iron construction, and patters of
design which would have robbed 1t Of
its honesty and sincerity, which now
appeal to any student of architecture.
From this early group OF buildings, MIR.
Brinktnan jumped clear to the state
fair structures, the NJ. Il. Walker home.
the University club, and the Utah Saw
ings x Trust Co.'S new building To
find efforts entirely worthy of praise
from an architects standpoint.