According to French himself, this group might well have been called "The Angel of Generation." The winged figure, neither male nor female, but angelic, is veiled, suggesting the creative impulse as a blind command from unknown sources. The arms are raised in a gesture of creative command. It has wings, said French, because. both art and the conception demanded these spiritual symbols. The man and woman against the rock whereon the angel sits are emblems of the highest types created. The man looks upward and outward with one hand clenched, ready to grapple with life. The woman reaches out for sympathy and support; her fingers find this in the hand of the man at the back of the rock. Man and woman are encircled by the snake, the earliest symbol of eternity and reproduction, a figure appearing, curiously enough, in every religion, and with much the same significance. Without ignoring the majesty of the exterior, glowing with color and adorned with statuary, it may be said that the real nobility of this great structure appears in the splendid timber work of the interior. Here, where every bone and rib of the huge hall stands bare as the builders left it, is a note of true grandeur. The long rows of great timbered columns, the lofty arches that spring from them, the almost endless vista of truss and girder, tell of vastness that cannot be expressed by the finished architecture outside. The finest character of the palace is within. From the outside it is a great and well-proportioned hall. Within it becomes a vast cathedral, dedicated to the mighty spirit of Dynamics. XII. The Palace of Fine Arts and its Exhibit, With the Awards A memorable demonstration of the value of landscape to architecture-- Simplicity the foundation of Maybeck's achievement--The Colonnade and Rotunda--Altar, Friezes and Murals--Equestrian statue of Lafayette-- Night views--The Palace should be made permanent in Golden Gate Park-- The Fine Arts Exhibit--Its contemporaneous character and great general merit--American art well shown--The foreign collections--Sweden's characteristically national art--Exhibits of France, Italy, Holland, Argentina, and other countries--Japan and China exhibit ancient as well as modern art--The Annex--Work of the Futurists--Notable sculptures in the Colonnade--Grand Prizes, Medals of Honor and Gold Medals Awarded.