I2] LOUI SI ANA PURCHASE EXP OSI TI ON

THE AU S TRI AN GOVERNMENT PAVI LI ON

a a DES CRI B ED B Y ORDER O' THE

I M P . ROY AL M I NI STRY O' C OMM ERC E .

INT RODU C T ION .

The e'hibition in the Austrian G ov ern men t Pavilion is of an essentially representative character. As it was not possible to

’ e e e A e' the W o ' e arrang a g n ral ustrian hibition at rld s air, cov ring all e k e o the G o e e branch s of human s ill and inv nti n, v rnm nt

“ e e o o n z e e' o w few e r solv d t rga i an hibiti n, hich in a promin nt fe atures the works of several branches o f public administration on the on e side and o f fine arts on the o ther would present to the visitor a faithful picture o f econo mical and intellectual life in Austria .

The e e e E e w o e e e v n rabl old mpir , h s vigour has r main d intact

o e e all o e o e o thr ugh so many c nturi s in c nt sts at h m and abr ad,

A s ia S e c io s are to be fo d e ve h el e ss in th e B il d i s for M a fac e u tr n t n un , n rt , u ng nu tur , Libe ral Arts an d Agri cul ture . will in this manner be able to proclaim her e'istence at the universal revi ew of p e oples and nations on the other side of the ocean .

At the e e the w e o His I R A o sam tim , august ish s f . and . p stolic

Majesty Emp eror 'rancis 'oseph I . whose like ness adorns this little b o ok will thus be complie d with .

PAVI LION AN D DIVISION

4‘ O ' ROOM S .

The Austrian Government Pavilion is 60 meters long and 35 meters

. the e wide and built in T form From trans pts a middle aisle , 24 meters broad , extends to the building line. On either side of the aisle exits lead to the

the . I oggias and to lawns The pavilion is built of wood , and all the rooms have sky a lights. The style of architecture and decorations is modern with a classical toning. The exterior of the building is faced with a grayish yellow coloured gypsum shaded with gold , dark blue and light green. Two groups of fi gures above life size adorn the main porch of

. the central building The Imperial coat of arms with a crown, surrounded n by a larg e wreath , is raised above the centre of the pavilio , and to the right and left two sphinxes crown the gables. The central building (garden—front) is finished off with two enormous s'uare pylons with festoons and masks and decorated with all the coats of arms of the Austrian crown lands. Four stela bearing gilded busts are symmetrically placed along the front of the fl owera b eds ' inwhich monumental fountains have been erected. As can b e seen from the annexed ground plan the interior of the pavilion is divided into fifteen rooms .

5 To the left and right of the entrance hall which is adorned with a marble bust of the Emperor are the official apartments one of which is

d . meant as a library and rea ing room, and the other as a reception room

Beyond the entrance hall is the Technical exhibition of the Ministry of Rail , w e ways , which like ise occupi s the room on the left hand side for its exhibition “ ” Sceneries and People of Austria . The hall to the right is devoted to the department of the Ministry of Commerce for the Building of W aterways. At the back part of the middle aisle a large hall is devoted to the exhibits of the professional Art schools and two smaller ones show interiors executed by the Schools for Arts and Crafts

’ in Vienna and Prague. The fi ne art exhibits of the Vienna Artists Association “ ” and of the Association called Hagen bun d are on the right of the transepts ' the pictures of the Bohemian and Polish artists on the opposite side . f Before brie ly describing the characteristics of each section , according to e the th order of rooms, a list must be given of the artists and artisans who have taken part in building and decoratin g the Austrian Government Pavilion.

The plans of the whole building, the entrance hall, the two halls of W the Ministry of Railways, and the hall containing the exhibition of aterways L have been designed by the chief architect Oberbaurat udwig B a u m a n n,

Joseph M e i s s n e r substituting him in the superintendence of the works.

(Contractor : '. L e c o e u r). r L The lib ary has been designed by eopold B a u e r, architect, and the architect Joseph P l e é n i k has designed the reception room . The plastic on the outside of the building has been delivered by the sculptor Othmar S c h i m k 0 w i t z . The fi gurate frieze in the library is the work of the painter Josef E n g e l h a r d t. The painter Ferdinand A n dri has executed H T o m e c the frescos on the facade, and einrich those in the department for

’ water a w a s. s L aaser y The Emperor s bu t, which is made of marble , and which has been executed in the workshop of the Tyrol Marble and Porphyry Company

’ ' L is . t e (Fritz e l l e r) aas (Tyrol) , a copy of Prof S r a s s r s model. “ ' The relief Empress Elisab eth (Allegory) in the reception room is by W the late Rudolf e i g l, sculptor. sandor J ara y has b een entrusted with the Interior decorations and

. v e b . G i n z k e f fittings The carpets ha e been deliv red y J y , Ma fersdorf, and

' the ornamental locksmithf work by Alexander N e hr. The mosaic and artistic glass work have been delivered by Max

. K a n e r Freiherr v S p a u n and Johann pp , the fancy needlework by Carl K l G i a n i, the inlaid work (Intarsia) has been carried out by Michael e h , D u ch o s l a v a M a k i e n e c Josef , Fr nz . and the bronze works by Johann

H a s t a ch K . . . L . , Carl r a t k y , J S c h u b e r t and A T a n ge

'E T E C HN IC AL EX HI B IT ION O ' T HE M INIST RY O ' RAILW AY S

Austria is the home of European Alpine railways ' the oldest, the 1 84 — 4 Semmering railway , constructed 8 1 8 5 , lies on the South Railway main line from Vienna to Trieste and is the first mountain railway cori a ducted exclusively on the adhesive principle . Then followed the Brenner railway ( 1 8 64 the shortest railway communication between Central r b a — Germany via Tyrol to Italy (Verona) , and the A l erg railw y (1 8 8 0 1 88 4) which opened up the route via Tyrol and Vorarlberg to the west (Switzer ' land and France) . An extensive system of alpine railways in course of construction (the

K W cheiner » Tauern, arawanken and o ) will establish a new connection be tween the Interior of Austria and tile port of Trieste. Four great panoramas in the Exhibition showing the above/ mentioned alpine railways bear witness

’ to Austria s prominence in this special field of railway technic. There are also plans of these lines , photographic views of buildings and of the tracks of the

' first three mention ed lines which are in full working order. The lines in course of construction are further illustrated by models of tunnels, scaffoldings, foundations of arche d bridges 'and also an electric boring machine. A view

8 of an arched bridge (with a span of 8 0 m) over the Isonzo (Littoral lands of Austria) with statical calculations and charts of the largest vaulted bridge s K ever built, and photographic views of the working in the arawanken and

W ocheiner Tunnels. Among the other exhibits in this department may be mentioned a model of the groun d a w ork of the Austrian State Railways for

t an d , express trains , pho os of the Imperial Court train of the newest loco

assen er / carria es t e motives and p g g of the Austrian S ate Railways , as w ll as

roun d r work plans for iron bridges, g , locomotives and passenger carriages of ’ “ the State Railways. The work published for the Emperor s 'ubilee History of ' the railways of the Au str O a Hungari an Monarchy together with a .number f the n rail vva s o other publications on statistics , pedagogy and , tech ics of y are exhibited . Finally there is a chart of the railways of the Austro' Hun garian Monarchy on a scale 1 S C EN ERIES AN D P EOPLE

4‘ O' AU ST RIA .

For a long time the Austrian Ministry of Railways has set itself the task of drawing the attention of the travelling pu blic to the beauties of the scenery and ethnographical charms in which Austria abounds and thus inducing them to visit the country. To gain this end the Ministry has issued

has various publications , opened in'uiry offices and arranged exhibitions. “ ” The exhibition Sceneries and People of Austria in the government pavilion at St. Louis has be en arranged with the coa operation of several artists for the same object. The exhibit principally consists of a collection of

u Al s views of the most beautiful parts of A stria , especially the Austrian p , and pictures of Austrian national life. Photographs taken by the best photographers as well as a number of artistic amateur photos representing the most important travelling districts in Austria , (99 in all) have been Tw enlarged and reproduced as pigment prints or lin ographs. ' o series of

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l an s The exhibition of models , p and photographs of the existing and projected canals for deep draft ships arranged by the Department of the Ministry of Commerce for the Building of W aterways offers a general view of the whole network of the Austrian W aterways comprising those of the

. Danube , Moldau and Elbe Rivers , together with the system of c anals fl The largest Austrian river the Danube , which ows through the Country W for from est to East having a course of 348 km, is well adapted tug traffic ' the iron tug boats generally used having a drawing capacity of 650 t.

The beautiful landscape of the river sides ' is s hown by means of views of the Danube , contained in an album , whilst the plans , photographs and models exhibited by the “ Danube Regulation Commission show the river

L a courses , the harbours in ower Austria and Vienna , as well as the con str uction s for regulating the water level in the Vienn aa D anu be Canal. The second great waterway is the Moldau and the Elbe running from South to North . O n that part of the Elbe fl owin g between Aussig and the frontiers (a length of 8 8 km) the greatest amount of traffic is done and amounted in 1 901 to about t or TK M . In order to secure unhindere d communication for tugs of 900 t drawing capacity on the Elbe between Aussig and Prague during the period

1 2 when the Elbe is open , it was decided to construct canals along this stretch — of river (Aussig Prague 1 22 km long) with a minimal d epth of 21 m thus providing a navigable route for large ships right into the heart of “ Bohemia. The work of construction carried out by the Commissio n for ” Building Canals on the Moldau and Elbe Rivers in Bohemia was com ' m en ced 1 9 in 8 7 , and the models , plans and pictures exhibited by this

Corporation show various stages of construction and the ' appearance of the o fi d w rks nishe , whilst a map of Prague hanging on the wall shows the harbour ” and canal construction works , some finished and others projected in the precincts of the town . The drawings and photos exhibited in the corner of “ the hall by the Aussig a Teplitz Railway Co . illustrate the position and traffic of the harbour of Aussig which is the most important inland harbour of Austria .

The network of navigable canals . for joining rivers together was provided for by Act of Parliament in 1 901 and the “Administration for the ” B uilding of W aterways so far furthered the preparation o f the plans and

f e c r designs for the construction of the di f rent anals , that the wo k on some

‘ parts can be commenced this year. The charts in addition to giving a view w l of the position of the canals and rivers , ith canals projected , show a so

t Dan ube / d er longitudinal sec ions of the O Canal, which is the work to be

well n n taken in hand next, as as some specime s of difficult e gineering construction .

1 3 EX HIB IT ION O ' T HE IM PERIAL ROY AL

a. 4‘ PRO'ESSIONAL ART S C HOOLS .

The exhibition of the state professional Art schools. arranged by the

Imperial Royal Ministry of public Instruction, Vienna, gives an idea of the work done by these institutions. These schools send out skilled workmen after giving them artistic and practical training in all bran ches of decorative f art, ecundating practical work with artistic ideas and in this manner raising and furthering the standard of arts and crafts of the country .

a n the The exhibition is rra ged in three divisions, first two containing the exhibits of the schools for Arts an d Crafts in Vienna and Pragu e (the

a ro f largest of their kind in Austri ), and the third the work of the other p fession al Art schools. . The decoration of the two interiors of the Schools for Arts and Crafts

Vienna (Director Felizi an Freiherr v. M y r b a c h) and Prague (Director

e S t i b r a l as as th he e i G org ) , well all e objects exhibited in t s d iv sion s have

1 4 e e be n design d at the above institutions , and (as far as the schools possess workshops) executed by the pupils. A part of these objects has been entrusted to skilled craftsmen for execution. The organization of the “collective exhibition of the other professional H Art Schools has been entrusted to the Inspector of these schools , and ofrat

. r Arthur v S c a l a, Di ector of the Austrian Museum , Vienna.

The designs for the interior decor ations have been prepared by the head of the Educational Supply Department at the above mentioned museum , and the details worked out by the department itself. The interior and the exhibits themselves have been executed in the works hops of 46 different professional Art schools with the co o peration of the pupils.

The illustrated catalogue of the exhibits of the Imperial Royal pro f fessional Art scho ols con tains full details of this exhibition and gives a general View of the organization of Technical Educ ation in Austria.

1 5 'IN E ART S .

As may be easily understood it is a rather difficult task in a large i n country , even at home , to offer a comprehensive insight nto the conditio s of fine arts . Many works of art have been created for certain surroundings from which they cannot be removed without suffering in their artistic effect. Other works have passed into private hands and are scattered far and wide and for different reasons are not to be had for sending on a l ong journey . b e e f the At the outset , therefore , the idea had to giv n up of o fering at L n t o n the St. ouis Exhibitio , any exte t , a complete picture of Austrian Art of the present day , the more so as the diverse nationalities of Austria make the art of this country one of the most manifold and varied of the civilised world . It has nevertheless been possible to get a considerable number of works together which give , at least, a fairly good idea of the abundance of

Austrian art. Two groups of rooms have been placed at the disposal of Austrian fine arts ' one hall with annexe in the General Art Building and four halls in the Austrian Government Pavilion.

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found in the general Art Building . and the rest , as well as those of the ’ “ ” Ha en bun d Artists Association g and the Bohemian and Polish Artists , are placed in the Austrian Government Pavilion.

’ The Vienna Artists Association was founded in 1 8 61 , and has at “ ” “ present 3 5 6 ordinary members , 1 04 extraordinary members and numerous supporting and corresponding members. The association is exhibiting 1 5 4 paintings, engravings, pen and ink sketches , and sculptures . “ ” The Association Hagen bun d . which was founded in 1 901 devoting itself n 4 9 specially to cultivating Austria Fine Art, has at present members and

. is exhibiting 42 paintings , etchings , sculptures and a few publications The exhibitions of the Bohemian artists (4 1 pictures) and of the Polish artists (5 0 paintings, plastics and graphics) have not been arranged according to any division of different groups of artists. In some rooms also art a han dicr aft work of the respective groups of artists can be seen. Catalogues of the Austrian W orks of Art can be obtained gratis in the Austrian Government Pavilion.

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