the city of domes-第21章
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roblems for himself。
Below; open book of knowledge radiating light in all directions。 Small figures draw aside curtains of darkness and ignorance。 Hour…glass; 〃Time Flies。〃 Crown; for seekers of knowledge。
Educational panels inlaid in wall over smaller entrances; by pupils of School of Sculpture of Beaux Arts Architects; and National Sculpture Society。
Woman teacher; by W。 H。 Peters。
Man teacher; by Cesare Stea。
〃Victory;〃 on gables of buildings; by Louis Ulrich; of New York; 〃Acroterium〃; like 〃Victory of Samothrace。〃
Charm of green lattice…work in small doorways of palace。
Main doorway; Palace of Food Products; by Faville。 Terra cotta effect on sides of door。 Eagles above door; inspiration。 Green lattice…work in doors。
Administration Avenue
West wall; magnificent; facing Palace of Fine Arts; broken by Aisle of Spring; and two large Roman half…domes in Palace of Food Products and Palace of Education。
Palaces facing avenue: from north to south; Food Products and Education; across lagoon; Fine Arts。
Greenery and niches in pink and blue prevent wall from being monotonous。
〃Dome of Plenty;〃 in Palace of Food Products; harmonizes with half…dome in Court of Four Seasons。
Fountain in dome; elaborate; Sienna design。
Man with oak wreath; repeated eight times above columns in portal representing strength; by Earl Cummings。
Great columns of imitation Sienna on either side of portal; surmounted by 〃Physical Vigor;〃 by Ralph Stackpole。
Niches along wall; archaeological figures; by Charles Harley; of Philadelphia。 〃Triumph of the Field;〃 man with harvest symbols; alternating with 〃Abundance;〃 woman with horn of plenty。
Half…dome of Palace of Education; 〃Dome of Philosophy。〃 Architecture as in 〃Dome of Plenty。〃 Charm of background; ornamented ceiling; Corinthian columns with acanthus leaves。
Over doorways; beautiful use of stained glass。
Female figure repeated eight times above inner columns; by Albert Weinert; carries books; 〃Ex Libris;〃 representing education。
Statue by Stackpole surmounting Sienna columns; reversed duplicate of figure before 〃Dome of Plenty;〃 with different name; 〃Thought。〃 Really represents vigorous man thinking。
Figures in niches repeated。
Roman fountain; 〃Dome of Philosophy;〃 by Faville; simplest and one of the most beautiful of the fountains on grounds。 Suggested by fountains in Sienna and Ravenna。
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Fine Arts; Bernard R。 Maybeck; of San Francisco。 Conception inspired by Boecklin's painting; 〃The Island of the Dead。〃 Rotunda like Pantheon in Rome。 Colonnade suggested by Gerome's 〃Chariot Race。〃 Columns at end of colonnade; hint of Forum。 Greek suggestion in Corinthian columns and fretwork and frieze around rotunda。 Roof garden or pergola around edge of roof and the Egyptian red of wall gives Egyptian note。 Suggestion of overgrown ruin; atmosphere of melancholy beauty。 Originality of architectural design and treatment。
Curved hedge; obscuring view of floor of rotunda from opposite side of lagoon; by John McLaren。 African dew plant; as in south hedge。 Laurels and willows were originally planned to cover hedge and to reach to top of columns。 Monterey cypress at north end of colonnade。
Kneeling figure on altar directly in front of rotunda; 〃Reverence;〃 by Ralph Stackpole。 Can be seen from across pool only。
Altar rock; planting grown down over edge gives effect of draped altar cloth。
Frieze on altar rock; below kneeling figure; by Bruno Louis Zimm; of New York。 Represents 〃Source of Genius。〃 In center; Genius; to left and right; mortals seeking to approach genius; lions guard the youth。 Seen from across lagoon only。
Panels on exterior of rotunda just below dome; by Zimm; representing progress and influence of art。
Eastern panel; 〃Struggle for the Beautiful〃; in center; Truth; at sides; Persistence and Strength; struggling with centaurs; symbols of materialism。
Panel to left; 〃Power of the Arts〃; Genius taming Pegasus; inspiration in art; Wisdom inspiring Youth; Music with lyre; figures of Literature and Sculpture。
Panel to right; 〃Triumph of the Arts〃; Apollo; patron of arts; in chariot; Fame; with olive branches; Ictinius; builder of Parthenon; leads procession of devotees。
Three panels; repeated on five sides of rotunda。
Decorative figure; man and woman alternating; between panels; repeated around rotunda。
Corinthian columns; ochre grouped with pale green ones; capitals of burnt orange。
Flower boxes by Ulric H。 Ellerhusen; women at corners。 Original plan was to have vines from boxes droop over; shoulders of women。 Architect's purpose in attitude of women to suggest sadness of art。
Roman vases; eight or ten feet high around colonnade。 Massive and graceful detail。
Sculpture Outside Fine Arts Palace Beginning at Northeast Corner of Lagoon
North of Lagoon
The Illustrious Obscure; by Robert Paine。 (Fountain on island at north end of lagoon。)
Whaleman; by Bela L。 Pratt。
Garden Group by Anna Coleman Ladd。
Dying Lion; by Paul Wayland Bartlett。
Garden Figure; Nymph; by Edmond T。 Quinn。
Fragment of 〃Fountain of Time;〃 by Lorado Taft。 Representing the troubled generations。
Roadway to Right Before Entering Circle
Bird Fountain; by Caroline Risque。
The First Mother; by Victor S。 Holm。
Circle at North End of Peristyle
Mother of the Dead; by C。 S。 Pietro。 (Lagoon side of circle。)
Chief Justice Marshall; by Herbert Adams。 (In walk。)
Destiny; by C。 P。 Dietsch。
Sundial; by Edward Berge。
Head of Lincoln; by A。 A。 Weinman。
Fountain Groups; by Anna Coleman Ladd。 Sun…God and Python; Water Sprites; and Triton Babies。 (To right。)
Sundial; by Gail Sherman Corbett。
Daughter of Pan; by R。 Hinton Perry。
Boy Pan with Frog; by Clement J。 Barnhorn;
Bondage; by Carl Augustus Heber。 (Only feminist note in the grounds。)
Saki; Sundial; by Harriet W。 Frishmuth。 (In walk。)
Great Danes; by Anna Vaughan Hyatt。
Young Diana; by Janet Scudder。
Flower Urns; base of building along colonnade; Greek figures with garlands。 Ulric H。 Ellerhusen。
Wall of building facing colonnade; seventeen feet high。 Acacia blooming there; suggesting over…growth; relieves severe lines of architecture。 Broken by small doors; at corners decorated with spears。 Doors suggest Greek design。
Corinthian columns and pilasters; harmony of color; smoked ivory and ochre; with shades of green in foliage。
Urns; on the wall on either side of the doorways and in the rotunda; designed by William G。 Merchant。 Suggested by urns in the Vatican; Rome。
North Peristyle (curved part colonnade north of rotunda)。
Maiden of the Roman Campagna; by Albin Polasek。 (To left。) Fountain: Duck baby; by Edith Barretto Parsons。
A Fawn's Toilet; by Attilio Piccirilli。
Apollo; by Haig Patigian。 (To right。)
The Scalp; by Edward Berge。 (To left。)
Primitive Man; by Olga Popoff Muller。
Youth; by Victor D。 Salvatore。 (To right。)
Soldier of Marathon; by Paul Noquet。 (To left。)
Fountain: Fighting Boys; by Janet Scudder。
Garden Figure; by Edith Woodman Burroughs。 (To right。)
L'Amour; by Evelyn Beatrice Longman。 (To right。)
Returning from the Hunt; by John J。 Boyle。 (To left。)
Boy with Fish; by Bela L。 Pratt。 (To right。)
The Centaur; by Olga Popoff Muller。
The Sower; by Albin Polasek。
Beyond; by Chester Beach。 (By main doorway。)
Aspiration; by Leo Lentelli。 (Over main doorway。)
Pioneer Mother Monument; by Charles Grafly。 (Before main doorway。)
Portrait of a Boy; by Albin Polasek。 (Outside west archway。)
The Awakening; by Lindsey Morris Sterling。 (Outside west archway。)
〃Sculpture;〃 relief on walls of west archway。 Bela L。 Pratt。
Rotunda; Entrance Through North Archway
William Cullen Bryant; by Herbert Adams。 (At northwest archway。)
Lafayette; by Paul Weyland Bartlett。 (Center of rotunda。)
The Young Franklin; by Robert Tait。
Princeton Student Memorial; by Daniel Chester French。
〃Architecture;〃 relief by Richard H。 Recchia。
Commodore John Barry; by John J。 Boyle。
〃Architecture;〃 relief by Richard H。 Recchia。
Lincoln; by Daniel Chester French。
Thomas Jefferson; by Karl Bitter。 (Outside southwest arch way。)
Murals in dome of rotunda; Robert Reid。 Two series of paintings; four in each; 〃Birth and Influence of Art;〃 alternating with 〃The Four Golds of California。〃
〃Birth of Oriental Art;〃 panel on west wall; toward main doorway。 Man on dragon attacking eagle; heavenly bird of inspiration。 China; man in bright robe。 Japan; woman with parasol。
〃Gold;〃 panel to right; woman with wand; sits on horn of plenty pouring gold。
〃Ideals of Art;〃 panel to right。 Greek ideal; nude。 Religion Madonna and child。 Heroism; Joan of Arc。 Material youthful beauty; woman at left。 Nature without inspiration or ideal; peacock。 Figures with wreath and palm; rewards of art。
〃Poppies;〃 panel to right; second gold of California。
〃Birth of European Art;〃 panel to right。 Altar with divine fire; guardian with torch。 Mortal in chariot grasps torch of inspiration。 Woman in lower corner with crystal globe; predicting future of art。
〃Oranges;〃 panel to right; third gold of California。
〃Inspiration of Art;〃 panel to right。 Angels of inspiration above。 Figures of Sculpture; Architecture; Painting; Music; and Poetry。
〃Wheat;〃 panel to right; fourth gold of California。
〃Priestess of Culture;〃 Herbert Adams; of New York; female figure surmounting columns within rotunda。
Coloring of dome; burnt orange; turquoise green; Sienna columns。
South Peristyle (curved colonnade)。
Youth; by Charles Carey Rumsey。 (To south of doorway。)
An Outcast; by Attilio Piccirilli。 (To right。)
Idyl; by Olga Popoff Muller。
Dancing Nymph; by Olin L。 Warner。
Boy and Frog; by Edward Berge。 (To left。)
Eurydice; by Furio Piccirilli。 (To right。)
Wild Flower; by Edward Berge。
Young Mother with Child; by Furio Piccirilli。 (To right。)
Wood Nymph; by Isidore Konti。
Young Pan; by Janet Scudder; (To left。)
Michael Angelo; by Robert Aitken。 (To right。)
Muse Finding the Head of Orpheus; by Edward Berge。 (To left。)
Flying Cupid; by Janet Scudder。
Piping Pan; by Louis St。 Gaudens。
Circle at South End of Peristyle
Bust of William Howard Taft; by Robert Aitken。 (To right。)
Henry Ward Beecher; by John Quincy Adams Ward。
Bust of Halsey C。 Ives; by Victor S。 Holm。 (To left。)
Seated Lincoln; by Augustus St。 Gaudens。
South of Lagoon
Kirkpatrick Monument; by Gail Sherman Corbett; Indian pointing out spring to Jesuit priest。 (To right on roadway running back of palace。)
American Bisons; by A。 P。 Proctor。 (Sides of roadway。)
Peace; by Sherry E。 Fry。 (To left。)
Diana; by Haig Patigian。
Fountain: Wind and Spray; by Anna Coleman Ladd。 (In lagoon; south end。)
The Scout; by Cyrus E。 Dallin。
Sea Lions; by Frederick G。 R。 Roth。
Court of Palms
Court of Palms; by Kelham; opposite Palace of Horticulture; between Palaces of Education and Liberal Arts。 Italian Renaissance。 Sunken garden。
Palaces at sides of court: to the west; Education; to the east; Liberal Arts。
〃The End of the Trail;〃 equestrian statue at entrance; by James