The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growthBarry, John D. (John Daniel)
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The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth
Barry, John D. (John Daniel)
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Bear fountains at sides of Palaces of Manufactures and Liberal Arts,
north of Tower of Jewels; three on each wall in flat niches; coloring,
pink wall, turquoise blue, green; lights concealed under water; when
water is flowing, wavering light like heat waves; niches hardly
noticeable when water is not flowing.
Tower of Jewels, interior of main arch, accentuated by lights at sides
above columns; no illumination on murals.
In niches at either side, Fountains of Youth and El Dorado,
flood-lighted from above; no colored lights; two single lamp standards
in each court; reflection of fountain figures in pools.
On the Way to the Marina
Lighting of colonnades, vivid pinks and blues. Illumination in colonnade
from lamps concealed in cups in one of the inner flutes of each column.
Notice reflections of colonnade in pool.
Column of Progress; flood light on figures on top of column by
searchlights.
On the Marina
North facade of buildings, tall dark-green planting against walls, black
vertical shadows; shading of lawn; flood light standards, spots of dull
orange light through translucent rigid shields. Spots of light from
single globes along avenue, on water front, white lights on booths; glow
from lamps at entrance to Court of Four Seasons.
Spanish doorway of Palaces of Food Products, Agriculture, Transportation
and Mines, among most successfully illuminated portals on grounds; light
pink walls in two shades, light blue vaulted ceiling, green edges; three
arches; light green lattice work; dark shadows in niches of
"Conquistador" and "Pirate."
"Adventurous Bowman," profile view of group from entrance to Court of
Four Seasons; outlined against blue-black sky; stars, in sky about it,
mere points of light. Group sometimes reproduced in the fog.
Venetian Court
Inner Court, between Court of the Universe and Court of Four Seasons.
Only illumination, single globe standards. Contrast of bright
illumination in Court of Universe with more subdued light in Court of
Four Seasons.
Coloring, pink walls in harmony with walls of corridors in Courts at
either end.
Planting, low shrubbery, with tall trees massed in corners.
Court of the Four Seasons
Court of Four Seasons; flood illumination on the bulls at sides, glowing
half-dome at south, figure of "Harvest" above dome, and twin Italian
towers at sides.
Illumination of court in harmony with architecture, very quiet.
Charm of lighting in colonnades against Pompeian red walls; three half
globes in cups at rear of plain columns.
Fountains of Four Seasons, illumination of red walls against intense
blue of sky, in early evening like color in paintings by Maxfield
Parrish. Concealed lights, red, orange, yellow and lemon, fall on walls
and create interesting luminous shadows on fountain figures.
Water falling from cascades, a luminous green; not only are lights
concealed, but also reflection of sources, an effect that, it was
predicted, could not be achieved.
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