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A short history of art (1913)

De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 670

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mission was the statue of Admiral Farragut, in Madi-son Square, New York. The work, when finished, pro-claimed the advent of a new and a great artist. It exhibitedno heroics, nor any tricks to gain effectiveness; it wasstraightforward in its honest and frank naturalism, yetlifted above the… … DANIEL C. FKENCH COXCOKI), MASS. MOUHXING VICTORYDetail of the Jlehin MeTiiorial in Sleepy Hollow Ceme-tery. Fine simplicity in tlie decorative dis-position of the drapery. One of thisartists most imposing works.

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