The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . ine Arts Building of the National Conservation Exposition is a superbstructure for the showing of large and valuable works of art, and its setting, in agrove of stately trees, is ideal for the lover of beauty. The building is spacious in its dimensions, affording sixty by eig
The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . ine Arts Building of the National Conservation Exposition is a superbstructure for the showing of large and valuable works of art, and its setting, in agrove of stately trees, is ideal for the lover of beauty. The building is spacious in its dimensions, affording sixty by eighty feet ofalmost unbroken wall space for the hanging of paintings, and giving that feelingof breadth and freedom that is proper in a building housing one of the best andmost exclusive exhibits of paintings and statuary ever shown in the South. Located on the crest of a hill, overlooking the lake and affording a panoramicview of the entire exposition grounds, the situation is ideal for cultural and artis-tic purposes. The Fine Arts Building is simple and elegant in its plan, and thepictures were hung far enough apart to obviate all feeling of crowding or confu-sion. The building was lighted from above, and all canvases were hung against abackground of a soft shade of brown. The floor is of concrete and a number of. z z Ld[- ui _J_1 > o z a: u]II-O Iu hi Q z CJ HX UJ UJ I H I X UJ y < Oz U < a: z< UJ D 2z 130 THE FIRST nxPOSITION OP CONSERVATION white Ijenches were ])lace(l ;il cunveiiienl points, so that visitors might study thepaintings at their leisure. In the center of the gallery was a beautiful fountain, surmounted Iw a bronzefigure of a nude bo}- jjlaying on a pipe of reeds. The statue was the work of a risingyoung woman artist, and the fountain, which was made of white granite and greentiles, was donated by Mr. Morgan, of this city, who, with the assistance of T. Barber, planned and designed it. Around the fountain, decorative plantsand classic sea
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