Minnesota State Capitol number . tis in the fundamental that we are too often at fault, thearchitect being as ignorant of color as is the painter ofarchitectural design. The subject may seem also tobe foreign to the matter of the color decoration of theMinnesota Capitol, upon which subject the editor ofthe Western Architect has asked me to write; but itdoes offer the clue upon which the success of the colordecoration depends, namely, the appreciation of colorand the knowledge of its harmonious use, on the partof the architect of the building, Mr. Cass the beginning of his studies
Minnesota State Capitol number . tis in the fundamental that we are too often at fault, thearchitect being as ignorant of color as is the painter ofarchitectural design. The subject may seem also tobe foreign to the matter of the color decoration of theMinnesota Capitol, upon which subject the editor ofthe Western Architect has asked me to write; but itdoes offer the clue upon which the success of the colordecoration depends, namely, the appreciation of colorand the knowledge of its harmonious use, on the partof the architect of the building, Mr. Cass the beginning of his studies of the plans of theCapitol to its completion, this phase of the work hasapparently never been over-looked, nor its importanceunderestimated. In the selection of constructive ma-terials, their texture and color, in planning for thegeneral color scheme and its details of figure composi-tions and ornament, the finish and patina of woodworkand metal-work, he has exhibited not only his-own 18 THE WESTERN ARCHITECT f i .,. f$ ?W. FT. i -^^f.
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