Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
Bronze Doors for Capitol
May Not Swing for Years

plete a series telling the story of Ameri-
ca. The Rogers doors. at the east cen
trail which is the main entrance of the
Capitol, depict scenes in the life of Chris
TOPPER Colum bus and show him landi g
on the shores of the western hemisphere.
The House doors portray typical events
in the early days of the country, during
the Indian and revolutionary wars and
,, civil events in American history. Those
at the Senate entrance deal principally
with Washington in the revolution and
later
The fourth pair, the new doors, set
forth the sculptor's idea of the growth
The Apotheosis of America" He shows
what the country has done III scientific,
literary and judicial ways. He rounds
out the promising forecast made by the
previous sculptors in their depletion of
Americas progress.
| The transom panel of this door shows a
+, figure representing America. seated in a
chariot drawn by lions, typical OF
strength, the animals being led by a child.
signifyng the superiority of intellectual
over brute strength. At the sides of the
chariot are figures representing the schol-
| ar. architecture literature. commerce and
industry, mining and other arts. At one
side of the transom panel is statuette
Benjamin Franklin At the four corners
are medalions of Peabody Emerson,
Horace Mann and Hopkins.
The eight small panels, four on each
leaf of the door, give scenes depicting
Jurisprudence. science, art. mining, agri-
culture iron and electricity. engineering
and naval architecture and commerce.
Jurisprudence shows John Marshall,
chief justice, presiding over session CT
the United States Supreme Court as it
was composed when it decided the famous
, case of Marbury against Madison. rms
case having settled the supremacy OF the
judicial over. the executive power. the
artist took it as the highest expression
of Jurisprudence this country had seen
The statuettes at the sides of the panel
are Of James Madison and Daniel Web
ster. Around it are medaliions of Rufus
lChoate, Chief justice fancy and Patrick
Henry.
The science panel reveals group OF
the worlds greatest scientific workers,
parchus, to Darwin. At the sides are
figures of Oliver w. Gibbs. probably
Americas greatest chemist. and joseph
Henry. the physicist. On the medaiilons
tronomer: Alexander Graham Bell of tele-
phone fame. and Morse: inventor OF
the telegraph.
Art is represented on the third panel
by group in which are Homer. VIRGIL
Dante Shakespeare, Goethe. Hugo. Paies-
trina, Beethoven and Rcssini. Above them
is flying figure of Genius. the
statuettes are Of Edgar Allan Poe and
William Thornton architect OF the old
Capitol Stuart. the painter. and W. III
Brown sculptor, are on the riedalions
The fourth panel shows scene IN
mine James w. Marshall discoverer
OF gold in California. and Alexander
w Holley. famous mining engineer,
stand at the sides: and 4. T. Case and
Clarerice King are on medaillonS.
Agriculture is represented in the 20
panel of the right hard side by mar
vest scene At one side is .amuel g.
Morton. ethnologist. and on the other
James Wilson. Secretary of Agricul-
ture. The medallions of the late
Senator Morrill, and of I. p. Norton and
Bussey, founders Of agricultural chem
iStry.
The iron and electricity panel shows
iron and electric workers plying their
tasks Peter Cooper stands on one
side and II. A. Rowland on the other.
On the medallions are Baldwin, found
err of the locomotive works which bear
his name and Thomas "A. Edison. the
wizard of Menlo PARK.
Workers are shown laying tracks
for a railroad in the next panel In
the background is Il long iron bridge.
James B. Eads, builder OF the st. Louis
bridge. stands on the right of this
panel. while opposite Is Gen. Thomas
L. Casey, army engineer. One medal