▁at ▁the ▁Pan - American ▁Ex position ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 9 0 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ▁Ex position ▁in ▁St ▁Louis ▁( 1 9 0 4 ). ▁His ▁growing ▁reputation ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁only ▁medal , ▁an ▁award ▁medal ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁Cot ton ▁States ▁and ▁International ▁Ex position ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁S cul pt ure ▁Society , ▁Philip ▁Mart iny ▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁by ▁his ▁contempor aries ▁as ▁a ▁sculpt or ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁rank , ▁and ▁the ▁assign ation ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁Tam many ▁Hall ▁architect s ▁given ▁the ▁pl um ▁project ▁of ▁comple ting ▁designs ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Hall ▁of ▁Records ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Sur rog ate ' s ▁Court ) ▁after ▁the ▁architect ▁John ▁R . ▁Thomas ' s ▁unexpected ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁raised ▁ob jections ▁that ▁tested ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Art ▁Commission ' s ▁authority ▁to ▁accept ▁or ▁reject ▁sculpt ure ▁by ▁Henry ▁Kir ke ▁Bush - B rown ▁and ▁Mart iny ▁for ▁the ▁building . ▁Daniel ▁Ch ester ▁French ▁was ▁called ▁in ▁to ▁offer ▁suggestions ▁for ▁improved ▁subjects ▁which ▁Mart iny ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁Mart iny ▁was ▁interview ed ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁giving ▁the ▁first ▁impression ▁that ▁Mart iny ▁operated ▁a ▁commercial ▁sculpt ure ▁factory ▁" where ▁Art ▁rub s ▁el