Frederick Roth has fashioned one of the most expressive figures of the
Exposition sculpture, but so far above the eye is she and so
overshadowed by her companions, that we do not see her in her true
light. It is the Alaskan Indian of the Nations of the Occident. She is
moving on with her totem poles and blankets. You feel her tug and
strain, for her load is growing heavier with each step, and she has yet
a long way to go. The modeling of the figure, the foot, the rigid arm
and hand, all tell of sustained effort that is truly life-like in
expression.



The Lama

Frederick Roth, Sculptor



The priest of Thibet, the Lama, passes on his onward march before you.
You do not wonder what race claims him. He is of Mongolian blood. He
stolidly passes by, looking neither to the right nor to the left. He is
used to being obeyed. His rod of authority tells you that what he says
is law. Indifference and arrogance are on his face. His very posture,
the very way in which his robe hangs from his shoulders, the position of
his nerveless fingers that hold the rod, speak of centuries of
indifference to everything except what he thinks.