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 CONDITIONS THAT WILL GOVERN THE 
 SELECTION OF AN 
 
 OFFICIAL EMBLEM 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 1904 
 SAINT LOUIS, U.S.A.
 
 To J\vt CUopkens. 
 
 Jin Emblem 
 Desired 
 
 E Directorate of the World's Fair, to be held 
 11 in 1904, at St. Louis, U. S. A., commemo- 
 rative of the Louisiana Purchase, an act which 
 added to the United States, in 1803, a territory 
 greater in extent and in natural resources than 
 that of the original thirteen States, desiring to 
 obtain an emblem expressive of the importance 
 of this event, invites artists to submit designs to 
 this end, either in relief or in color, for the con- 
 sideration of a jury empowered to make choice, 
 from all the designs offered, of that one seeming 
 most artistic, appropriate and effective for the 
 purpose. 
 
 lt$ Character 'nf^ 15 Emblern design or device is to be appli- 
 
 11 cable for use as the official seal of the 
 Exposition, or for a medal, or as a letter-head 
 for stationery, or for a poster, or any other pur- 
 pose in connection with the dignified exploitation 
 of the Exposition. !f colors be employed sym- 
 bolically, these colors should be red, blue, yellow 
 and white the colors involved in the national 
 flags of the countries in which the ownership of 
 this territory at various times has been vested.
 
 [f=?OR the best design submitted a jury to be $2,000.00 for 
 
 composed of seven members two painters, . . Desian 
 
 two sculptors, two architects and a historran will 
 award a prize of $2,000 (two thousand dollars), 
 and the design receiving the award will, in con- 
 sideration thereof, become the property of the 
 Exposition. 
 
 E following named gentlemen have been 
 appointed to serve as members of this jury : 
 
 MR. FREDERICK DIELMAN, New York, 
 
 President National Academy of Design. 
 
 MR. JOHN LAFARGE, New York, 
 
 President of the Society of American Artists. 
 
 MR. J. Q. A. WARD, New York, 
 
 President of the National Sculpture Society. 
 
 MR. LORADO TAFT, Chicago, 
 
 President of the Society of Western Artists. 
 
 MR. CHARLES F. MCKIM, New York, 
 
 President of the American Institute of Architects. 
 
 MR. WILSON EYRE, Philadelphia, 
 
 President Philadelphia Chapter American Institute 
 of Architects. 
 
 PROFESSOR ALCE'E FORTIER, New Orleans, 
 
 President of the Louisiana Historical Society.
 
 Conditions u ~ir'HE design, if in relief, must have a diame- 
 
 11 ter, or if not circular, a greatest dimension, 
 of twenty inches. It must show the style of 
 lettering and date; and, recognizing its employ- 
 ment for one side of a medal, it is recommended 
 that the design for the other side accompany it. 
 If the project submitted be in the form of a poster 
 to be reproduced in color, the drawing must be 
 upon canvas or carton, and must cover a space 
 of 24x36 inches with a clear margin outside 
 the design. The full size of the canvas or carton 
 should be 28x42 inches. Designs may be 
 mounted upon stretchers, but should be without 
 cover-glass or frame. 
 
 The greatest freedom may be exercised by 
 the artist in the treatment of the subject, the 
 only conditions being that the completed work 
 shall be artistic, appropriate, effective and sus- 
 ceptible of employment in various modified forms, 
 as before stated, and that it shall symbolize that 
 great historical event which the Louisiana pur- 
 chase is to commemorate the acquisition from 
 France in 1803 of territory which insured to the 
 United States the control, forever, of the greatest 
 natural waterway on earth, the Mississippi River. 
 In the history of the United States this event
 
 is second only, in importance, to the signing of 
 the Declaration of Independence. Its centenary 
 is to be commemorated in St. Louis, the leading 
 city of the Purchase. 
 
 x?j|LL designs in competition must be delivered 
 /Til (carriage prepaid), at the ware- rooms of 
 Messrs. Budworth & Son, 424 West Fifty-second 
 Street, New York City, between Saturday, 
 November 1, and Wednesday, November 5, 1902. 
 
 Competitors residing outside of New York 
 City should forward their designs, securely 
 packed (carriage prepaid), to the above address. 
 After their examination by the jury, Messrs. 
 Budworth & Son will repack and return to the 
 owners such designs as prove unavailable the 
 expense therefor to be paid by the owners of the 
 designs except as hereafter provided. All 
 exhibits should be forwarded in good time to 
 allow for possible delays in transit. 
 
 Hou> $ lUhcn 
 to Submit 
 Designs 
 
 [j^ESIGNS submitted must be marked NOT 
 ik^ by the artist's name, but by a device 
 and motto, and 
 
 Exhibits
 
 (Harking Of 
 Packing Cases 
 
 Dote 
 
 /qjLL packing cases, forwarded to the agents, 
 [fli should be marked as follows: 
 
 W. F, EMBLEM 
 
 i (D^ MOUO) Messrs, W, S. Budwortti & Son, 
 
 From 
 
 424 West 52d Street, 
 
 New York City. 
 
 
 JM1O designs will be received, under any 
 U 11 circumstances, by the Exposition authori- 
 ties at St. Louis. 
 
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 N every event, whether the design be person- 
 ally delivered at the place of examination or 
 be sent through an agent, a letter should be mailed 
 at once to Mr. Walter B. Stevens, Secretary 
 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 
 (marked on the envelope "Emblem Competi- 
 tion"), advising him of the submitting of the 
 design, and enclosing to him, in a sealed envel- 
 ope, a card giving the artist's name and address 
 and the device and motto by which the design 
 is signed.
 
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 /q|LL the designs sent will be examined by the 
 [Til Jury of Selection, and of these a number will 
 be placed on public exhibition for a short period. 
 
 /?j|LL designs except that one receiving the 
 [ni award, or such as may be purchased by 
 the Exposition authorities, will be designated in 
 the exhibition simply by the devices and mottoes 
 by which they are signed unless any artist 
 may agree otherwise in which event his name 
 and address will be attached to his design. 
 
 /?j|T the close of the examination by the jury, 
 /Til all designs not available for exhibition 
 will be returned to the owners promptly, at the 
 expense of said owners. All designs exhibited 
 which may not become the property of the 
 Exposition, will be returned at the close of the 
 exhibition at the expense of the Exposition 
 authorities. 
 
 Secretary.