The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
MUSEUM IS
LIKE TRIP
TOTROPICS
Shrubs and Birds From
Every Country In
South America Arc
Represented i'm Gar
den Scheme of Strik-
ing Beauty.

or afterward. The bronze frfeze
about the wall 10 BY Sally James
rarnham. and illustrates events IN
Psn-Amsrican history. The same
sculptor's recent bronze equestrian
statue in New York of Simon
Bolivar the Liberator" attracted
wide attention.
Bssides the sculptors already
mentioned. others who Wed in max
ing this building an expression Of
national sentiment in art were
Scion Borglum. brother Of Gutxon
Borglum, Herbert Adams, Chester
Beach. Rudolph Evans. and Robert
Aitkan. The architects were Al.
bert Kelsey and Paul p. Cret. Of
Philadelphia. who were selected in
open competition from among
seventy-five leading architects Of
the United States. The builders
were Norcross Brothers Of wor-
cester. Mass.
How would you like to step into
the Director Generals office and
meet DR.. Leo 8. Rowe, VINO succeed-
ed John Barrett n Director Cen
eral q year agof He's not 70
formidable even II he II awfuIly
famous. For DR.. Rowe u q notsd
scholar, formerly professor Of Po-
litical Science in the University Of
Pennsylvania, later Q msmber Of
the commission to compile and re-
wise the laws Of Porto Rico, q dele
gate to the Third Pan-Amsrican
Conference at Rio de Jansiro. chair
man Of the U. 8. delegation 70 the
First Pan-American Scientific Con-
ference at Santiago. Chile. member
Of the U. S.-Panama Joint claims
commission. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and Chief Of the d.
vision Of Latin American affnars
of the State Department.
In the directors office you can't
fail TO observe the fine portrait q
Andrew Carnegie. the bust and paint.
ing OF Elihu Root. and the portrait
Of Secretary James G. Blaine, who
was one of the first Secretaries Of
State to interest himself in Pan
American affairs.
The assistant director. Francisco
J. Yanes. Ii a Venezuelan, who has
held responsible posts in the foreign
service Of that country. represented
the Union at the fourth Pan-Ameri-
can conference in Buenos Aires. and
has travelled widely In Latin America.
Under his direction scholarships and
fellowships have been founded, by
means of which a regular exchange
Of students is arranged between the
United States and South American
countries.
Now. how would you like to hear
about the sad Indian" and the
Blue Aztec Garden" Come with Us
then. to the rear OF the Pan-Ameri.
can, and study the beautiful annex,
with its three-arched loggts of Aztec
tling. The figure presiding over the
pool Is an Aztec deity. the famous
Sad Indian" OF the Central American
mythology. The architect. Mr.. Kel.
sey. made n special visit to study the
Mayan ruins Of that region, and on
their composition he based his BLUE
Aztec Garden" Listen 20 what he
said of the grandeur of this esr)y
architecture:
A PALATlAL GARDEN.
Neither London nor New York
even with their structures at the,,
very best. could possibly evoke surh
awe-inspiring feelings as th,s.
mighty ruins. Their infin:t. rn-
pose recalled the architecture OF an
Client Egypt; but it is n mu.h mo--
savage and mucn moro modes,
architecture. In its embellishments
for example, the human form IS
nearly always subordinatcd To tie
superhuman serpent, while &,
Egypt, az far as | can recall" an
serted Mr.. Kelsey. the humnr
form is nearly always dominant
the man in the beast is always the
directing force"
Think of this as you enjoy this
palatial garden. with the rcs,cc;ir
pool, whore the goldfish play. ar
the lotos spreads it's aquatic leave
and opens its vari-colored flowe,s
while the mysterious divinity. Ii,
god of the garden. almost a gar
goyle in character. hi Gods silently
over the scene
And Mr.. Kelsey adds q further In
terpTatation of the style of Thu
unique art, when he compares til,
reptilian turtle Of Quirigua with tn,
human Colossi Of Memnon. thos.
gigantic figures oil Egypt that ever.
morning hailed tn" risiug sun viii:
strain OF musr. Hhcn he 81. 's
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