The Art of the Exposition by Eugen Neuhaus
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Courts of Palms and of Flowers.
Caryatides - John Bateman and Mr. Calder Winged half-figure in the attic-space, repeated all around the court. Spandrels - Albert Weinert Reclining decorative figures composed into the triangular spaces over all the doorways in the corridor. Court of Flowers: Equestrian statue, "The Pioneer" - Solon Borglum At the entrance of this court. Representing the white man and his victorious civilization. (To be studied with "The End of the Trail.") Lions (at the entrances) - Albert Laessle Very conventional architectural decorative animal forms at the entrance inside the Court of Flowers - used six times. The Fairy (above the Italian Towers) - Carl Gruppe [See Fairy under Court of Palms by the same artist.] Central Fountain, "Beauty and the Beast" - Edgar Walter Decorative fountain inside the court, with crowning figure of a young woman, reposing on a fabulous beast. Flower Girls (in niches) - A. Stirling Calder Repeated figures, conventionally treated, of young women, decorated profusely with flower garlands, in the attic space. |
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