Evening star., 1921-05-15
BR|TON GIVES IDEA
|. Of WAR MEMORIAL
Bryant P. Baker, Sculptor
and Architect. Proposes
Stadium in Potomac Park.

british subject was the first per-
son I" "mhody Ill an accurate ana ar
tSilc architectural drawing the idea OF
erecting in Potomac PARK great
stadium as national var memo.1ai.
rms suggestion was made by Bryant
!. Baker, the English sculptor and
architect who designed the heroic me
morlhi statu" of King Edward VII at
Hudd"rsfield, Eng, and who. early in
i?i" was serving as a non-Commls-
Cd States.
As long ago rs January and F"hru-
AIRY. 1919. Mr.. Baker. then Sergt Baker
OF the Medical Corps. l. :. A. became
personally much interested in the plan,
Which then and since that time has re-
cclN"d marked attention, for the per-
n"tuatIon of tn" memory of the Ameri-
cans VINO served in the war by means
of huge stadium which, erected here,
should Comhin" beauty, utility and Senti-
mcnt t" a marked degree.
Submits Drawing; of Stadium.
In his spare time he made large
Colnred drawing Of such a stadium and
submitted it to the proponents Of the
plan. This dra wing, reproduced in the
l;nto%ravurc section of today's Star, vii
visualize for residents Of the District
how imprt SSivc such Il memorial might
! be made.
According to the plan the colonnad"s
would be 1000 feet long and in the space
/ over them great museum could b.
! Installed to show examples of every
artiCi" used in tn" war. At intervals
are spaced groups Of Statuary repre-
sen;ing each state. Artists would con
| tribute TO tn" beauty Of tn" memorial
! for painted panels would preserve a his
! tory of the exploits Of the Army il
! France and at home.
Tn" entrance arch would be 230 fee
! in height and surmountcd by a quad
| riga group fifty feet high.
Fountain Scheme Il Feature.
| Another feature Of the plan woul,
| be a great fountain scheme. while tn
art Of the landscape gardener woul'
| contribute materially to the beaut.
/ of the whole. The structure would b.
| primarily. of course, a stadium. Tn
| inner steps to the colonnadcs woul'
| provide seats for hundreds of thou
! sands of people. while in the contra
| spaC" an entire regiment could man
| euver at one time, and great natiOna
athletic games. such as the Army
| Navy foot ball game could be given.
| A war memorial Of this sort and ol
/ this scale. il is pointed out. would pro
! vide work for Il generation or NOR
architect to hodcarrIer. 1t woult
! cost about $7,00O.000 and would =
, entitled to future rank as one of TT
| wonders Of the world.
| Mr.. Baker, the designer. who is still
in Washington. is knowH as the authO
| of number of important works bot
! in Great Britain and this country. Hi
| great King Edward VII momOria
| was unveiled in 1912 by King George
| that being the only occasion til
! monarch has oificiatCd at such a ccre
! mony. He recently completed 70
! Mrs. Gibson FahncstOck of this city
| large bas-relief commemorative of
! civil war engagement at Stevenson
| Va During his stay in this c0untr.
! he has made portrait statues of man.
! Americans prominent in military
! naval and civil life. including Presi
! dent Wilson and Gen. PerShing.
| number of thes" having been show
! at a special exhibition held at tn
| C0rcoran Gallery Of Art in Novcm
! Der, 1919.