The Sculptor's Interpretation 
bb HE little whimsies have no great burden of significance. 
They represent care-free maidens and faun-like youths of some 
remote period as they might idle and play in the forests 
of Arcadia. It was my thought merely to make something graceful 
and appropriate for the greenhouse, something that would add to the 
impression of fairyland which strikes all visitors in that wonderful place. 
A statue or painting will often serve as a symbol of a mood, not 
infrequently transporting one far from the cares and annoyances of 
daily life. 
“] wish that every small park and playground might have its fit 
sculptural adorrment—a kindly genius of the spot, as it were. Such 
an image would stand in memory for the place and the pleasure that 
it has given. One's affections gradually entwine these gracious sym- 
bols and they serve to make happy memories more vivid. The greater 
works of art are like storage batteries in which the author has con- 
centrated his emotions, a never diminishing store, to be drawn upon 
by those who follow. This the masters, great and little, have done 
for us in generous measure, and ‘we have entered into their labors.” 
“These little groups planned for their pedestals in the West Side 
Conservatory have been a labor of love and I trust that they may give 
pleasure to many.” 
Lorapvo Tart, Sculpter 
