Mural painting in America; the Scammon lectures, delivered before the Art institute of Chicago, March, 1912, and since greatly enlarged, by Edwin Howland Blashfield; (1913)
Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 424
essons lie spread out behind us, and we have only tolook over our shoulder to perceive them, withoutonce needing to turn our footsteps backward. Onthe contrary, we may push forward, architects,sculptors, and painters all together, putting Ameri-can dexterity and adaptability at the service of… … c •:: O .S O n -3 ». -^ ;, IN CONCLUSION 309 superfluous in favor of the vital; and two thou-sand years later the unnecessary and superfluous iswhat remains vital and cogent, a concrete entity anda compelling influence. Now, when a man is apower in the land one of his rewards is the ability…
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