Palace Of Fine Arts The Fren

Author : John D. Barry
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330344019
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Palace of Fine Arts written by John D. Barry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Palace of Fine Arts: And, the French and Italian Pavillions It is the art side, the architecture, the sculpture, the decorations, the coloring and lighting, that John D. Barry deals with in "The City of Domes" in a manner that is instructive and entertaining. The book, after it has served its present guide purpose, will have to be consulted for any historical record of the achievement. The pictures are admirable. - New York Sun. Prospective visitors to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition will be interested in "The City of Domes," prepared by John D. Barry in behalf of just such readers. The body of the book describes a walk around the courts and palaces with an architect, thus embodying much interesting information. The introduction discusses the Exposition's growth and purpose, and there are clever lists of the features best worth studying, day and night. More than fifty illustrations support the text. - Chicago Herald. Mr. John D. Barry's book on the Exposition may be confidently recommended to visitors who wish not only to see, but to understand, not only to admire, but to know why they admire. There are few who would miss an opportunity to walk through the grounds and courts under the guidance of the artists who planned and executed them, and it is the best possible substitute for such an excursion that Mr. Barry provides... Nothing escapes him that is worthy of attention, and his explanations are invariably what they should be and intelligently addressed to intelligent minds. The introduction is devoted to an account of the early development of the Exposition project a most satisfactory feature - while the numerous illustrations are well selected and well executed. - The Argonaut. There is much enlightened appreciation of the artistic features of the Exposition in "The City of Domes," by John D. Barry, whose literary manner is so admirably adapted to the task of simple and clear explanation. With the author on his excursion goes an architect, who, whether real or imaginary, is singularly well informed. Together they talk of the various courts and palaces, the architecture, the sculpture, the mural decorations, the coloring and the lighting. It was a happy thought, that of the dialogue form, for one really seems to be listening to two voices instead of only one, and to be given two sets of impressions. Perhaps it is not too late for some Marion Crawford to assemble the shades of the great painters and sculptors and have many opinions on the masterpieces of the Exposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.