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Art and handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 (1894)

Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948 · Chicago : Rand, McNally · leaf 241

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en into account, it is a significant and encouraging fact thatforty-five women are represented among the British artistsexhibiting in the Art Palace. The east vestibule of the Womans Building is decorated by twolarge mural paintings. The one by Mrs. Swynnerton representsthree different phases of… … MARQUETRY SCREEN. Lent by The Working Ladies Guild. England. IN THE WOMANS BUILDING. 239 their pallet beds, their faces turned toward the single graciousfigure of Florence Nightingale standing in their midst, a figure fullof dignity and of pathos. It was in this hospital that the dying boykissed…

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) · Women artists · Decorative arts

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