Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . ester French. In this sketch the writerhas touched what he be-lieves and understands to bethe high spots only. Thereis a wealth of sculpture inand around not only theexhibit palaces but otherbuildings of the Palace of Fine Arts, it-self the most beautiful ofanything to be found inthe Exposition grounds, isdecorated inside and outwith the work of famousmoulders of clay and chis-elers of stone. But it wouldtake a wortliier pen thanthe writers to say nothingof an endless amount of space, to treatthis feature of the I^xposition as it de-serves to
Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . ester French. In this sketch the writerhas touched what he be-lieves and understands to bethe high spots only. Thereis a wealth of sculpture inand around not only theexhibit palaces but otherbuildings of the Palace of Fine Arts, it-self the most beautiful ofanything to be found inthe Exposition grounds, isdecorated inside and outwith the work of famousmoulders of clay and chis-elers of stone. But it wouldtake a wortliier pen thanthe writers to say nothingof an endless amount of space, to treatthis feature of the I^xposition as it de-serves to be treated. Mural painters have done wonders inhelping out tile decorative symbolism ofour Exposition. Those represented in-chide six Americans from the east, duMond, Reid, Simmons, Dodge, Hassam andBancroft, one Englishman, Frank Brang-wyn, and our own Arthur !•. Mathews ofSan Francisco. Their work is all In har-mony witli the general color scheme de-signed by and carried out under the per-simal direction of Mr. . ( Steam Patigian. earliest vessel down to themost modern ocean grey-hound. In the other panelhe has embodied some ofthe visions and ideals whicliled these brave men to bat-tle the dangers of the sea. Frank Brangwyns workadorns the Court of Abun-dance. His two brilliantpieces of color are termedThe Fruit Market, andThe Mosque. A symbolical presentationof the historical phases ofthe completion of the Pan-ama Canal form the maintheme of the two great can-vases of William de Left-wicli Dodge, which are lo-cated in the interior of thegate to the Tower of Jewels,one on the eastern side andone on the western. Balboais the central figure of anallegorical picture showingthe discovery of the PacificOcean. The central panelof this canvas shows a giant figure oflabor sundering the last barriers of eachbetween the oceans and joining the watersof the Pacific and Atlantic. On the rightis a symbolical group emblematical ofthe purchase rights of the canal f
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