author
Juliet Helena Lumbard James
b. 1864
A guide to the art and architecture of San Francisco’s 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, her books bring its grand courts, sculptures, murals, and symbolism vividly back to life. Her work offers a fascinating glimpse into how early twentieth-century audiences understood art, progress, and civic spectacle.
3 Audiobooks
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 Helena Lumbard James
Palaces and Courts of the Exposition A Handbook of the Architecture, Sculpture and Mural Paintings, with Special Reference to the Symbolism
by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
About the author
Born in 1864, Juliet Helena Lumbard James is known primarily for her writing on the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Her documented works include A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Palaces and Courts of the Exposition, and Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts.
Her 1915 guides combine descriptive writing with close attention to architecture, sculpture, mural painting, and symbolism. The surviving record gives few details about her personal life, but her books preserve an important contemporary perspective on one of San Francisco’s most ambitious cultural events.