Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 50 pages of information about Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts.

Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 50 pages of information about Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts.

Boyhood.  Charles Cary Rumsey
      The youth who is just beginning to gather his sheaves, looks up and sees
      the stars!  A new treatment in sculpture.

The Pioneer Mother.  Charles Grafly
      A simple, dignified woman dressed in home-spun.  At her knees a boy and a
      girl — the future builders of the Western country.  She has crossed the
      cactus-covered plains, has endured the greatest hardships, that she may
      rear her sturdy little ones to lay the foundations of a mighty Western
      empire.  The bulls’ heads are symbolic of sacrifice; oak leaves symbolize
      strength.  She is best seen in the afternoon.

Thomas Jefferson.  Karl Bitter
      The seated president, with a world of thought upon his face, has on his
      lap the Declaration of Independence.

Lincoln.  Daniel Chester French
      The rugged man of magnificent understanding, whose every thought was for
      the betterment of the race.

Relief from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.  Richard H. Recchia
      Illustrating Sculpture.

The Commodore Barry Monument.  John J. Boyle. 
      A naval hero who died 1803.  Fought in the American Revolution.  Victory
      rides at the prow with laurels for him.  The “eagle” shows for whom he
      fought.

Relief from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.  Richard H. Recchia
      This panel represents Architecture.

Earl Dodge Memorial.  Daniel Chester French
      Earl Dodge, scholar and athlete, was a greatly beloved Princeton student
      — a senior who died just as his college gown was about to be placed upon
      his shoulders.

The Young Franklin.  Robert Tait McKenzie
      With all his earthly possessions wrapped in a bandana, with upward gaze
      and confident gait, Benjamin Franklin goes to seek his fortune.

Lafayette.  Paul Wayland Bartlett
      The young Lafayette who helped the United States in the Revolutionary
      War and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.

Relief.  Bela L. Pratt
      Representing Sculpture.

Relief from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
      Representing Sculpture.  A relief of simple sweeping lines of great
      beauty.

The Awakening.  Lindsay Morris Sterling
      The day has dawned and with it life awakens.

Beyond.  Chester Beach
      A girlish figure wonders what is coming with the future years.  Best seen
      from across the road.

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878)
      An American poet of the first rank.  He sits thoughtfully — his
      manuscript before him.  Laurels grace his pedestal.

The Sower.  Albin Polasek
      Along the field he goes, scattering his seed.

Centaur.  Olga Popoff Muller
      This bestial creature is in the act of abducting a beautiful woman.  She
      has almost swooned from fright.

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