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anything more than a brief outline of

their contents would fill several books. But the chapter entitled "The
Palace of Fine Arts and its Exhibit, with the Awards," supplies such an
account of the plan of the galleries and of the important works therein
as will furnish a clear and helpful guide to this great collection. The
awards of the Fine Arts juries, just announced, have been incorporated
in the account, while a full list of the grand prizes, medals of honor and
gold medals also follows the chapter. With the artists thus named are
noted the rooms where the works of each may be found. The Appendix
offers a practical aid to the study of the "Exposition Art" in the list
there given of the mural paintings and sculptures which form the
notable decorations of palaces and gardens. With these are
cross-references to the pages in the text where they are described.
In selecting the photographs here reproduced, the aim has been not so
much to show exhibits as to illustrate the plan, architecture and
decorative art of the Exposition, and to indicate the advance which it
scores over its predecessors. The pictures, with their full "underlines,"
will aid those who have not yet visited the Exposition to apprehend its
spirit and much of its unprecedented beauty. Cross-references from text
to illustrations increase their helpfulness. But even these abundant
illustration can do little more than suggest how far the artistic
achievement is the finest yet seen in America. No book can adequately
represent this World's Fair. Its spell is the charm of color and the
grandeur of noble proportion, harmonizing great architectural units; its
lesson is the compelling value, demonstrated on a vast scale, of
exquisite taste. It must be seen to be understood.
John H. Williams.
San Francisco, July 15, 1915.

Contents

I. Motive and Planning of the Exposition II. Ground Plan and
Landscape Gardening III. The South Gardens IV. "The Walled City":
Its Great Palaces and their Architecture, Color and Material V. The
Tower of Jewels VI. The Court of the Universe VII. The Court of the
Ages VIII. The Court of the Seasons IX. Courts of Flowers and Palms
X. The Fountains XI. The Palace of Machinery XII. The Palace of Fine
Arts and its Exhibit, with the Awards XIII. The Exposition Illuminated

XIV. Music at the Exposition XV. Inside the Exhibit Palaces XVI. The
Foreign Pavilions XVII. The State Buildings XVIII. The Live-Stock
Exhibit XIX. Sports and Games; Automobile Races; Aviation XX. The
Joy Zone
Appendix: Lists of Sculptures, Mural Paintings, and Artists. Roster of
the Exposition. Index.

Illustrations

Unless otherwise noted, these are from photographs by the official
photographers, the Cardinell-Vincent Company.

Roman Arch of the Setting Sun, Color Plate from Photo by Gabriel
Moulin Ground Plan of the Palace of Fine Arts Aeroplane View of the
Exposition, Photo copyrighted by Gabriel Moulin Avenue of Palms
The South Gardens The Palace of Horticulture Festival Hall--George H.
Kahn Map of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition "Listening
Woman" and "Young Girl," Festival Hall South Portal, Palace of
Varied Industries--J. L. Padilla Palace of Liberal Arts
Sixteenth-Century Spanish Portal, North Facade "The Pirate," North
Portal "The Priest," Tower of Jewels The Tower of Jewels and
Fountain of Energy "Cortez"--J. L. Padilla Under the Arch, Tower of
Jewels Fountain of El Dorado Column of Progress--Pacific Photo and
Art Co. "The Adventurous Bowman" Arch of the Setting Sun--J. L.
Padilla Frieze at Base of the Column of Progress (2) The Court of the
Universe and Arch of the Rising Sun "Earth" and "Fire" (2) "The
Rising Sun" and "The Setting Sun" (2) Tower of the Ages--J. L. Padilla
Fountain of the Earth--J. L. Padilla "Air," one of Brangwyn's Murals
The Court of Seasons Arch in the Court of Seasons--George H. Kahn
Court of Flowers, Detail--Pacific Photo and Art Co. "The End of the
Trail"--J. L. Padilla "The Pioneer" The Court of Palms. Portal between
the Courts of Palms and Seasons--Pacific Photo and Art Co. Fountain
of Summer--J. L. Padilla The Mermaid Fountain Fountain of "Beauty
and the Beast" The Palace of Machinery Palace of Machinery, Interior
Vestibule, Palace of Machinery--Gabriel Moulin Palace of Fine Arts
Open Corridor, Palace of Fine Arts Detail of Rotunda, Palace of Fine
Arts Colonnade, Fine Arts, and Half-Dome, Food Products Palace --J.

L. Padilla "The Mother of the Dead" "High Tide; the Return of the
Fishermen"--Gabriel Moulin "Among the White Birch
Trunks"--Gabriel Moulin Tower of Jewels at Night--J. L. Padilla "The
Outcast" "Muse Finding the Head of Orpheus" Palace of Fine Arts at
Night--Paul Elder Co. Tympanum, Palace of Varied Industries
Tympanum, Palace of Education "The Genius of Creation" Pavilions of
Australia and Canada (2),--H. W. Mossby, J. L. Padilla Pavilions of
France and the Netherlands (2) Rodin's "The Thinker"--Friedrich
Woiter A Court