Art in America : a critical and historical sketch (1880)
Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914 · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 144
the stern genius of Puritanism, jealous of thevoluptuous or the passionate in art, had stood Mentor-like at his side andsaid, There, that will do; beware lest your love of beauty lead you toforget that you are an American citizen, to whom duty, principle, exam- SCULPTUEE IN AMERICA. 141 pie, are… … THE GHOST IN HAMLET. [ THOMAS R. GOULD.] by true, untrammelled artistic feeling—which we must consider his bestideal compositions — he earned a rank very near to that of Gibson andCanova, and. rendered his art worthy of lasting remembrance. The art of Powers was best exemplified in his portrait…
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