Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts
Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts
Free DownloadDescriptive Notes on the Art of the Statuary at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco.
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rers who led expeditions to seek the land of golden treasure; but notwithstanding the fact that their searched most carefully and for long periods, they all failed to find it. The idea of the unattainable gave the suggestion to Mrs. Whitney for her fountain. The gold of El Dorado was used as a symbol of all material advantages which we so strongly desire - wealth, power, fame, et cetera.
Panel of the Fountain of El Dorado
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Sculptor
In the panel are seen men and women in their mad race for the unattainable. Many have had a glimpse of the Gilded One, and are rushing on to pass the mysterious gate behind which the desires of life await them. Some faint by the roadside or stop in their race for the goal to contend or to loiter by the way, but those nearest the El Dorado increase their speed. Beside the gateway that has only just allowed the Gilded One to pass thru are two mortals who have come close to the land of their desires, but only to find the door
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