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Our American artists (1879)

Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914 · Boston : D. Lothrop & Co. · leaf 27

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to do, and does it. Painting in water-colorshas doubtless been of value to him in producing thedesired effect in his oil paintings, for the certaintyrequired in using water-colors leads to readiness inknowledge, and thus one is able to lay on his colorsin such a way that he does not need to work… … studies have been to the coast around Buzzards Bayand to the lovely, palm-encircled shores of FortGeorge Island on the coast of Florida. It is an interesting fact in the art-life of this artist,that after wandering from California to Algeria forstudies, he has at last returned to the haunts of…

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