The Signs of the Zodiac

Herman A. MacNeil, Sculptor



One of the loveliest gems of beauty in the Court of the Universe is
Herman A. MacNeil's cameo frieze of gliding figures. In the centre,
with wings outstretched, is Atlas, mythologically the first astronomer.
Passing to left and right glide maidens, two and two, carrying their
symbols - for these are the signs of the zodiac. These maids are the
Hyades and Pleiades, the fourteen daughters of Atlas. It is as if the
figures of some rare old Greek vase had suddenly distributed themselves
along the top of the great piers. For absolute refinement, for a certain
old Greek spirit in the Court of the Universe, these reliefs could not
be excelled.



The Fountain of Ceres

Evelyn Beatrice Longman, Sculptor



The architectural side of the Fountain of Ceres, with its pleasing
proportions, is most satisfying to the eye. It was a happy selection to
place the Goddess of Agriculture between the Food Products Palace and
the Palace of Agriculture. Ceres strikes the keynote of this