Art in America : a critical and historical sketch (1880)
Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914 · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 140
shown already that even in ship-carving SCULPTURE IN AMERICA. 137 the sculptor may find scope for fancy and skill, as Matthew Pratt, in theprevious generation, had proved that even in the painting of signs geniuscan find vent for its inspirations. Rush was undoubtedly a man of gen-ius ; for,… … ORPHEUS. [THOMAS CRAWFORD.] first carried our flag to the farthest seas, and the men-of-war that wrestedvictory in so many a hard-fought battle. Rush worked only in wood orclay; but original strength and talent, which under better circumstancesmight have achieved greater results, are evident in…
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