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the city of domes-第34章

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Palaces at sides of court: to the west; Education; to the east; Liberal Arts。

〃The End of the Trail;〃 equestrian statue at entrance; by James Earl Fraser。 Exhausted Indian; suggests destiny of the American Indian race。

Italian Towers; Byzantine influence; by Kelham。 Both sides of entrance to court; identical。 Simpler than towers at Court of Flowers; to cast。

Coloring of towers; by Jules Guerin。 Walls frankly treated; not as stone; but as plaster; after Italian method。 Blue checkered border; pink and blue diaper design; turquoise columns on little towers above; in harmony with domes and columns of Tower of Jewels。

Design on top; repeated four times at corners; from choragic monument of Lysicrates; in Venice。

Sienna columns at entrances of towers。 Effective contrast。

Reclining women; purely decorative; in triangular spaces above entrances to towers; by Albert Weinert。

Figures on side of shield over all portals; very graceful。 Pink and turquoise。

〃The Fairy;〃 crowning Italian Towers; Carl Gruppe。

Female figures; the caryatides on wide frieze; above columns; by Calder and John Bateman; of New York。 Flushed pink; against pink and blue background of imitation marble and terra cotta。

Festoons of fruit in panels; blues and reds。

Coupled Ionic columns; smoked。 Effective against pink walls。

Vases; before entrances; by Weinert。 Bacchanalian revels; low relief。 Satyr handles。

Lighting standards on balustrade; designed by Ryan; modeled by Denneville。

〃Pool of Reflections;〃 no sculpture。

Italian cypresses; on sides of portals。

Balled acacias between columns on corridors。

Palms; in garden。

Corridors; pink walls; blue ceiling。

Lamp standards; smoked ivory globes。 Designed by Kelham; modeled by Denneville。

Lamps in corridors Roman; hanging。 Light pink; green; and cream; effective。 By Kelham。

Murals; in corridors; at east; north; and west portals。

〃Pursuit of Pleasure;〃 east arch; Charles W。 Holloway。 Light touch; bright reds and blues in keeping with court; difficult use of floating figure。

〃Victorious Spirit;〃 north arch; Arthur F。 Mathews。 Spirit of Enlightenment protecting Youth from Materialism; symbolized by rampant horse and the rider; Brute Force。 Arrangement good; coloring deep and beautiful。

〃Fruits and Flowers;〃 west arch; Childe Hassam。 Early Italian。

Symbolism; obvious。 Warmth of color。

Vista from south; graceful curve of court; view through north portal through Court of the Four Seasons; long colonnade; to purple bills and bay beyond。



Palace of Horticulture



Palace of Horticulture; Bakewell & Brown; architects; San Francisco。

Architecture dome and spires Byzantine; suggest mosque of Ahmed the First; in Constantinople。 Ornamentation Renaissance; popular with modern French architects。

Basket on top of dome; 33 feet in diameter。

Dome; 186 feet in height; 152 feet in diameter steel construction St。 Peter's; 137 feet; concrete。 Pantheon; 142 feet; concrete。

Ornamental shafts; suggestive of minarets; in French style。

Semi…circular colonnade forming entrances; French lattice…work。

Hanging lamp; in entrances; flower basket design; elaborate。

Lamps; hanging along porches; simple design。

Female figures at base of spires; by Eugene Louis Boutier; purely ornamental。

Lavish decorations on building suggest variety and abundance of California horticulture。 Floral designs; green wreaths with fruit motives and leaves; lamps; flowered shields over doorway; decorated columns; entrance under green lattice…work; great ornamental vases on sides。

Female figures used as columns supporting roof of porch; the caryatides; by John Bateman。

Building suggests festivity; done in exposition spirit。

Coloring; green; old copper。 Green lattice…work in domes。



Along the South Wall; West of the Tower of Jewels



South Wall; by Faville。 Spanish Renaissance。 Domes; Byzantine。

Palaces facing Avenue of Palms; from west to east: Education; Palace Liberal Arts; Manufactures; and Varied Industries。

Vases beside doorways of Palace of Education; finely designed; pedestal of one; a Corinthian capital; of the other; an Ionic capital。

Main portals; Faville。 Suggest Roman gateway。 Coloring; pink; turquoise blue; and burnt orange; accentuates sculpture。 Duplicated on Palaces of Manufactures and Liberal Arts。

Panel over doorway; by Mahonri Young; Ogden; Utah; figures of domestic life and industries; making of glass; metal work; statuary; textiles。 Figures at side; to left; woman with spindle; to right; man with sledge…hammer。

Flat columns at side of portals; pilasters。 Corinthian。

Lion; over centerpiece of arch。

〃Victory;〃 on gables by Louis Ulrich; like the winged figure used by the Greeks; 〃 Blessings on this house。〃

Niches in wall; colored pink and blue。 Heads of lions and elephants used as fountains; alternately by Faville。

Panel over niches; figures with garland; by Faville。



Festival Hall



Festival Hall; Robert Farquhar; of Los Angeles; architect。 Modern French architecture; of the Beaux Arts style; Paris。 Used in many French theatres; not a natural growth in this country; but growing in favor; building arrangement fine。 Details from Le Petit and Le Grand Trianon。 Coloring。 light green; not so effective as on Horticultural Palace; popular with French architects。

Figure on corner domes; 〃The Torch Bearer;〃 Sherry F。 Fry; of New York。

Figures on sides of shield over big central arch; by Fry。 Decorative。 West entrance。

Reclining figures; above; on sides of entrance; by Fry。 To right; Bacchus with grapes and wine…skin。 To left; a woman listening。

Groups in front of ball; on sides of stairway; by Fry。 〃Flora;〃 flower girl on pedestal; repeated。 On left below pedestal; 〃Young Pan;〃 seated on Ionic capital covered with fawn skin; his music arrested by sight of lizard。 On right; young girl seated。

Greek drinking horns; rhytons; repeated around entrance; on cornice; suggest festivity。

Symbol of Music; the lyre; above entrance。

Recital Hall; on the second floor of Festival Hall; eastern end; contains fine stained glass windows。 Designer and executor; Charles J。 Connick; of Boston。 Three windows; a small one or; the landing of the north stairway; and two larger ones on the west wall of the hall itself。

On the stairway。 Figure of a young monk bearing a scroll inscribed with 〃Venite exultamus domin〃 (〃Come; let us exalt the Lord〃)。

In the hall; window to the left。 In the large tipper section; a figure of St。 Martha of Bethany。 Below; Christ and three women; one kneeling。

In the hall; window to the right。 In the large tipper section; figures of two men; the wise men; one watching the star; one seated reading; an owl and a lantern in the window also。 In the small section below; a ship with a cross on the main sail; the cross is of the design used in the Crusades。



Court of Flowers



Court of Flowers; by Kelham。 Italian Renaissance; Byzantine touches。 Opposite Festival Hall; between Palaces of Varied Industries and Mines。 Details different from Court of Palms; ornament richer。

Figure on tower; 〃The Fairy;〃 by Carl Gruppe。

Palaces at sides of court: to the west; Manufactures
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