History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . mphs and god-desses bent over fountains or peeped frombeneath trees or the ornate columns of per-golas. One was greeted at every turn bythese gleaming figures, a vital and integralpart of the landscape. Carl Bitter, director of sculpture, aimed tomake sculpture teach while it sought to tell in sculpture the story ofman and nature. In the lake fronting theGovernment Building stood a fountain ofMan. A half-veiled form, mysterious Man,occupied a pedestal composed of figures ofthe five senses. Und
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . mphs and god-desses bent over fountains or peeped frombeneath trees or the ornate columns of per-golas. One was greeted at every turn bythese gleaming figures, a vital and integralpart of the landscape. Carl Bitter, director of sculpture, aimed tomake sculpture teach while it sought to tell in sculpture the story ofman and nature. In the lake fronting theGovernment Building stood a fountain ofMan. A half-veiled form, mysterious Man,occupied a pedestal composed of figures ofthe five senses. Underneath the basin theVirtues struggled with the Vices. Minorgroups depicted the different ages. Themost remarkable was Mr. Kontis DespoticAge. The grim tyrant sat in his chariot,driven by Ambition, who goaded on the fourslaves in the traces, while Justice and Mercy 350 EXPANSION [igoi cowered in chains behind. In the oppo-site court was told the story of striicing there was Mr. Elwells figureof Kronos, standing, with winged arms, on aturtle. From the Fountain of Abundance. Group of Buffalos—Pan-American Exposition. on the Esplanade, Flora was represented astossing garlands of flowers to the chubbycherubs at her feet. The main court, dedi-cated to the achievements of man, hadgroups representing the Human Intellectand Emotions. The sculptures about theElectric Tower naturally related to the igoi] THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION,190T 351 Falls. There were primeval Niagara andthe Niagara of to-day, as well as figuressymbolic of the Lakes and the Rivers. Copies of the most famous marbles, likethe Playful Faun and the Venus of Melos,embellished the Plaza. Many fine modernpieces adorned the grounds, as Roths stir-ring Chariot Race and St. Gaudenssequestrian statue of General was profusely used to beautifybuildings. Wholly original and charmingwere the four groups for the Temple ofMusic: Heroic Music, Sacred Music, DanceMusic, and Lyric Music. Perched in eve
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