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THE MAGIC CITY OF THE PACIFIC
ment than these vivid gardens, stately palaces and circling courts,
their Oriental colors splashed through the day with sunshine or
gleaming at night with a thousand golden eyes? And what happier
means could their creators find for enhancing such beauty than the
natural mirrors of fountain, lake and pool? Among the brilliant
flower-beds, in the centers of the spacious courts, before the sweeping
curve of the Fine Arts Building, patches of water will reflect the
many-colored splendors of column, arch and dome, arresting through
sheer force of beauty the steps of even the most phlegmatic visitor.
   It is no wonder, surely, that with so inspiring a vision before them,
some of the most famous architects, sculptors and painters of the day
should have bent their finest efforts toward the Exposition's success.
And since its scope is international, the contributors are not limited
to those of American birth, but include artists of any nation whose
work and ideals are in accordance with the spirit of the enterprise.
   Among the architects to whose imagination and creative skill some
of the finest buildings are due, may be mentioned McKim, Mead and
White, who designed the central Court of the Universe, and Carrfre
and Hastings, creators of the lofty entrance tower that dominates the
entire Exposition. Bakewell and Brown, Arthur Farquer, Bernard
Maybeek, Henry Bacon, Louis C. Mullgardt, George W. Kelham,
William B. Faville and Clarence Ward also contributed important
work in the designing and erection of the various buildings.
    Directing the sculpture are Karl Bitter and A. Stirling Calder-
both well-known names among the able sculptors of the day. Mr.
Calder himself has contributed
much to the beauty of the Ex-
position, his most notable
work being the "Fountain of
Energy"-an equestrian statue
symbolizing the indomitable
force that achieved the Pa-
nama Canal. Collaborating
with Leo Lentelli and F. G.
R. Roth, Mr. Calder has also
helped design groups of un-
usual vigor and beauty, chief
among them being the "'Foun-
tains of the Rising and Set-
ting Sun." To Robert I.
Aitken has been entrusted the
creation of four titanic statues
"THE BURDEN BEARERS:" FRIEZE BENEATH THE "Fire," "Watr
"Earth"'
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