DOI issue:
Nr. 221 (July, 1915)
DOI article:Brinton, Christian: The San Diego and San Francisco expositions, II
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INTERNATIONAL
• STUDIO
VOL. LVI. No. 221 Copyright, 1915, by John Lane Company JULY, 1915
The san diego and san Fran-
cisco EXPOSITIONS
BY CHRISTIAN BRINTON
II. San Francisco
Editor’s Note.—This is the second part of the article
by Dr. Christian Brinton, the June issue containing the
first. Unfortunately it was not found practicable to pub-
lish the two parts concurrently.
The ideals which animated the makers of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition were different from
those which served to inspire the creators of the
Panama-California. It was not simply the civili-
zation west of the Rockies which they aimed to
exploit. Their scope was not local, nor even na-
tional. It was international. Confronted by
such a situation the architects, sculptors and
painters were forced to extend their field of activ¬
ity and broaden their sympathies. No single
style would have sufficed. Diverse factors had to
be pressed into service, and out of this diversity it
was necessary to evolve a sense of harmonious
unity. More theoretical than traditional, the
problem entailed tact, resourcefulness and ingenu-
ity. Though it was difficult save in a broad way
to place restrictions upon form, it was quite possi-
ble to control the element of colour, and herein
lies the exposition’s claim to originality. Festal
and jubilant in detail, the Panama-Pacific is bril-
liantly chromatic in general aspect. The whole is
fused into a colour fantasia at once logical and
agreeable. Dispel its magic and the ensemble
would relapse into something closely resembling
ornate commonplaceness. <
A preliminary stroll along the principal con-
courses and through the main courts will be sufii-
Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco
DISCOVERY—MURAL PAINTING IN TOWER OF JEWELS
BY W. DE LEFTWICH DODGE
III
• STUDIO
VOL. LVI. No. 221 Copyright, 1915, by John Lane Company JULY, 1915
The san diego and san Fran-
cisco EXPOSITIONS
BY CHRISTIAN BRINTON
II. San Francisco
Editor’s Note.—This is the second part of the article
by Dr. Christian Brinton, the June issue containing the
first. Unfortunately it was not found practicable to pub-
lish the two parts concurrently.
The ideals which animated the makers of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition were different from
those which served to inspire the creators of the
Panama-California. It was not simply the civili-
zation west of the Rockies which they aimed to
exploit. Their scope was not local, nor even na-
tional. It was international. Confronted by
such a situation the architects, sculptors and
painters were forced to extend their field of activ¬
ity and broaden their sympathies. No single
style would have sufficed. Diverse factors had to
be pressed into service, and out of this diversity it
was necessary to evolve a sense of harmonious
unity. More theoretical than traditional, the
problem entailed tact, resourcefulness and ingenu-
ity. Though it was difficult save in a broad way
to place restrictions upon form, it was quite possi-
ble to control the element of colour, and herein
lies the exposition’s claim to originality. Festal
and jubilant in detail, the Panama-Pacific is bril-
liantly chromatic in general aspect. The whole is
fused into a colour fantasia at once logical and
agreeable. Dispel its magic and the ensemble
would relapse into something closely resembling
ornate commonplaceness. <
A preliminary stroll along the principal con-
courses and through the main courts will be sufii-
Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco
DISCOVERY—MURAL PAINTING IN TOWER OF JEWELS
BY W. DE LEFTWICH DODGE
III