Arch of the Nations of the West.—North panel—Pioneers Leaving for the West; South panel—Pioneers Arriving on Pacific Coast; both by Frank Vincent Du Mond (56, frontispiece).
Court of the Ages.—Earth, two panels (northwest corner of corridor); Air, two panels (southwest corner of corridor); Water, two panels (southeast corner of corridor); Fire, two panels (northeast corner of corridor); all by Frank Brangwyn (67, 68, 71, 74).
Court of Seasons.—Art Crowned by Time (in half dome); Man Receiving
Instruction in Nature's Laws (in half dome);
Spring and Seedtime (two panels in corridor before niche of Spring);
Summer and Fruition (two panels In corridor before niche of Summer);
Autumn and Harvest (two panels in corridor before niche of Autumn);
Winter and Festivity (two panels in corridor before niche of Winter);
all by H. Milton Bancroft (75, 76).
Court of Palms.—Fruits and Flowers (lunette over entrance of Palace of Education), by Childe Hassam; The Pursuit of Pleasure (lunette over entrance of Palace of Liberal Arts), by Charles Holloway; The Triumph of Culture, sometimes called The Victorious Spirit (lunette over entrance of Court of Seasons), by Arthur Mathews (all on p. 82).
Rotunda, Palace of Fine Arts.—The Conception and Birth of Art, four panels alternated with four panels of the Golds of California. In order they are: The Birth of European Art, the Orange Panel, Inspiration in All Art, the Wheat Panel, the Birth of Oriental Art, Metallic Gold, Ideals in Art, the Poppy Panel; all by Robert Reid (103, 104).
(B) Statistics of Construction Work
Palace Size, feet Exhibit area Cost
Mines and Metallurgy 451 x 579 5.75 acres $359,445
Transportation 579 x 614 7.25 acres $481,677
Agriculture 579 x 639 7.5 acres $425,610
Food Products 424 x 579 5.4 acres $342,551
Varied Industries 414 x 541 5. acres $312,691
Manufactures 475 x 552 5.35 acres $341,069
Liberal Arts 475 x 585 5.75 acres $344,180
Education 394 x 526 4.7 acres $425,610
Machinery 972 x 372 9. acres $659,665
Fine Arts 1100 x 186 5. acres $580,000
Horticulture 672 x 329 5. acres $341,000
Festival Hall seats 4000 $270,000
Tower of Jewels 435 feet high $428,000
Dome of Palace of Horticulture 185 feet high, 152 feet in diameter.
Paved area within the Exposition grounds, 4,000,000 square feet, or
91.5 acres. At an average width of 40 feet, this is equal to nearly 20
miles of asphalt.
(C) The Exposition Roster
President.—Charles C. Moore.
Vice-Presidents.—William H. Crocker, Reuben B. Hale, I. W. Hellman,
Jr., M. H. de Young, Leon Sloss, James Rolph, Jr.