Daniel H. Burnham, architect, planner of cities (1921)
Moore, Charles, 1855-1942, Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912 · Boston : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 124
dI consider his composition as a whole, and particularly the central motiveof the boat, the rowing maidens, the young figure of America on top, themost beautiful conception of a fountain of modern times, west of the Cas-pian Mountains. It was the glorification of youth, cheerfulness, and… … BUST FROM THE ADAMS MEMORIAL AT WASHINGTON BYAUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS THE ADAMS MONUMENT 61 sculpture in this country or of its generation anywhere.^ Oneday Mr. Burnham was calling on Mr. Saint-Gaudens, and,while waiting for the sculptor to return, amused himseK bypiecing together some fragments…
Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912 · City planning
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