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 68
ananimal, which loves bright-colored objects of anykind, and this primeval impulse to decorate our-selves is so mighty that it has proved one of thebases of commerce throughout the ages. Man him-self has been first subject of his own arts, and woman,probably as docile to receive, has been even… … Travelling scaifold used at the Library of Congress IMPORTANCE OF DECORATION 35 the beach, the girl is dressed by the progressive saint,who has brought silks and satins to the Pingouins.At first she struggles hke a snared wild beast, thenas the gown begins to work its spell, and as thesaint…
Mural painting and decoration · Painting
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