Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
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The entablature carried across the faces of the arches supports American
eagles by C. A. Humphries. Eagles are also seen at the corners of the Corinthian capitals. This bird of freedom can be found all over the Exposition. Notice that Mr. Jules Guerin, the great color wizard, leads you by means of the blue ground of the capitals, the blue between the dentils, the blue between the consoles to the blue sky above. The principal lighting is by great clerestory windows - great windows at the north and the south ends - also by skylights. The building covers nine acres, and is the largest wooden structure in the world. It is about three blocks long. The statues as well as the reliefs are by Haig Patigian of San Francisco. Vigorous types like machinery itself are used. The generation, transmission and application of power as applied to machinery are most interestingly represented. The decorated drums of the columns show the Genii of Machinery. The eyes of these figures are closed, reminding you that power comes from within. Notice how from any point of view your figures suggest support at the |
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