Arthur Machen
Around 1890 Machen began to publish in literary magazines, writing stories influenced by the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, some of which used gothic or fantastic themes. This led to his first major success, "The Great God Pan". It was published in 1894 by John Lane in the noted Keynotes Series, which was part of the growing aesthetic movement of the time. Machen's story was widely denounced for its sexual and horrific content and consequently sold well, going into a second edition.
The Great God Pan (sculpture)
His son, Edward Severin Clark, acting on behalf of his estate, ultimately donated the work to Columbia University. Charles Follen McKim installed the sculpture as a functional fountain in the northeast corner of the campus in 1907. It is now located across from Lewisohn Hall.