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| Keywords: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Panel Fountain of El Dorado 1915 Juliet Helena Lumbard James.jpg en Panel of the fountain of Ed Dorado 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 shut and slaves beside it barring the way Their strength is expended their courage gone in the long race for material things Text from same source as photograph 1915 1915 http //www books-about-california com/Pages/Sculpture_of_the_Exposition/Fountain_of_El_Dorado html from Sculpture of the exposition palaces and courts; descriptive notes on the art of the statuary at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco by Juliet James San Francisco H S Crocker Co 1915 book by Juliet Helena Lumbard James 1864-; sculpture by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 1875-1942 other versions PD-old-70-1923 Uploaded with UploadWizard Sculptures by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney | ||||
