This eBook was produced by David Schwan davidschearthlinknetSculpture of the Exposition Palaces and CourtsDescriptive Notes on theArt of the Statuary at thePanamaPacific International ExpositionSan FranciscoBy Juliet JamesTo A Stirling Calder who has so ably managed the execution of thesculpture and to the vast body of sculptors and their workmen who havegiven the world such inspiration with their splendid work this book isdedicatedForewordWhat accents itself in the mind of the layman who makes even a cursorystudy of the sculptors and their works at the PanamaPacificInternational Exposition is the fine inspiring sincerity and upliftthat each man brings to his work One cannot be a great sculptorotherwiseThe sculptors work calls for steadfastness of purpose through longyears of study acute observation the highest standards fineintellectual ability and above all a decided universalism  otherwisethe world soon passes him byIt is astonishing to see brought together the work of so many reallygreat sculptors America has a very large number of talented menexpressing themselves on the plastic side  and a few geniusesThe Exposition of 1915 has given the world the opportunity of seeing thepurposeful heights to which these men have climbedWe have today real American sculpture  work that savors of Americansoil  a splendid national expressionNever before have so many remarkable works been brought together andAmerican sculpture is only in its infancy  born one might say afterthe Centennial Exposition of 1876The wholesome part of it all is that men and women are workingindependently in their expressions We do not see that effect here ofone man trying to fit himself to another mans clothing The work is alldistinctly individual This individualism for any art is a hopefuloutlookThe sculpture has vitalized the whole marvelous Exposition It is not anaccessory as has been the sculpture of previous Expositions but itgoes hand in hand with the architecture poignantly existing for its ownsake and adding greatly to the decorative architectural effects In manycases the architecture is only the background or often only a pedestalfor the figure or group pregnant with spirit and meaningThose who have the citys growth at heart should see to it that thesemen of brain and skill and inspiration are employed to help beautify thecommercial centers the parks the boulevards of our citiesWe need the fine lessons of beauty and uplift around usWe beautify our houses and spend very little time in them Why notbeautify our outside world where we spend the bulk of our timeWe a pleasureloving people are devoting more time every year tooutside life Would it not be a thorough joy to the most prosaic of usto have our cities beautified with inspiring sculptureWe do a great deal in the line of horticultural beautifying  we coulddo far more  but how little we have done with one of the mostmeaningful and stimulating of the artsLet us see to it in San Francisco at least that a few of these worksare made permanentTake as an example James Earle Frasers End of the Trail Imagine theeffect of that fine work silhouetted against the sky out near FortPoint on a western headland with the animals head toward the sea sothat it would be evident to the onlooker that the Indian had reached thevery end of the trail It would play a wonderful part in the beauty ofthe landscapeOr take Edith Woodman Burroughs Youth What a delight a permanentreproduction of that fountain would be if placed against the side of oneof the green hills out at Golden Gate Park  say near the ChildrensPlayground  with a pool at its base It is only by concerted actionthat we will ever get these works among us Who is going to take theleadThe ContentsIntroductionThe Fountain of EnergyThe Mother of TomorrowThe Nations of the OccidentThe Nations of the OrientThe AlaskanThe LamaThe Genius of CreationThe Rising SunDescending NightWinterThe Portals of El DoradoPanel of the Fountain of El DoradoYouthThe American PioneerCortezThe End of the TrailPanel from the Column of ProgressThe Feast of the SacrificeThe Joy of LivingThe Man with the PickThe Kneeling FigureThe Pegasus PanelPrimitive ManThoughtVictoryThe Priestess of CultureThe Adventurous BowmanPanAirThe Signs of the ZodiacThe Fountain of CeresThe Survival of the FittestEarthWildflowerBiographies of SculptorsSculpture Around the Fine Arts LagoonThe IllustrationsThe Fountain of Energy  A Stirling Calder SculptorThe Mother of Tomorrow  A Stirling Calder SculptorThe Nations of the Occident  A Stirling Calder Frederick Roth Leo      Lentelli SculptorsThe Nations of the Orient  A Stirling Calder Frederick Roth Leo      Lentelli SculptorsThe Alaskan  Frederick Roth SculptorThe Lama  Frederick Roth SculptorThe Genius of Creation  Daniel Chester French SculptorThe Rising Sun  Adolph Alexander Weinman SculptorDescending Night  Adolph Alexander Weinman SculptorWinter  Furio Piccirilli SculptorThe Portals of El Dorado  Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney SculptorPanel of the Fountain of El Dorado  Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney      SculptorYouth  Edith Woodman Burroughs SculptorThe American Pioneer  Solon Hamilton Borglum SculptorCortez  Charles Niehaus SculptorThe End of the Trail  James Earle Fraser SculptorPanel from the Column of Progress  Isidore Konti SculptorThe Feast of the Sacrifice  Albert Jaeger SculptorThe Joy of Living  Paul Manship SculptorThe Man with the Pick  Ralph Stackpole SculptorThe Kneeling Figure  Ralph Stackpole SculptorThe Pegasus Panel  Bruno Louis Zimm SculptorPrimitive Man  Albert Weinert SculptorThought  Albert Weinert SculptorVictory  Louis Ulrich SculptorThe Priestess of Culture  Herbert Adams SculptorThe Adventurous Bowman  Herman A MacNeil SculptorPan  Sherry Fry SculptorAir  Robert Ingersoll Aitken SculptorThe Signs of the Zodiac  Herman A MacNeil SculptorThe Fountain of Ceres  Evelyn Beatrice Longman SculptorThe Survival of the Fittest  Robert Ingersoll Aitken SculptorEarth  Robert Ingersoll Aitken SculptorWildflower  Edward Berge SculptorSculpture of the Exposition Palaces and CourtsThe influence of sculpture is far reaching The mind that loves thisart and understands its language will more and more insist on a certainorder and decorum in visual life It opens an avenue for the expressionof aesthetic enjoyment somewhere between poetry and music and akin todrama  Arthur HoeberThe Fountain of EnergyA