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Show upbuildingofcitieswith their immediateexpressio of combined human activity-and comradeshipan sharp juxtaposition of poverty and wealth. Tw artists are especially identified with this field. On ‘was theindustriousand capable Hollar,who haslef a most valuable record of London before and jus after the great fire. Pariswas immortalized in a different spirit nearly two centuries later by Meryon Itsstonesspolse to thismad genius His picturesof th city on the Seine are unforgettable. Think of hi BbsidedeNotreDame besideany other viewof th same subject The spell of urban life is strong on us today. Archi tecturaletchingisassiduously practiced. Inspiratio is perhaps not so frequent as dexterity, love of plac not sostrong as recognition of a takingsubject. Inou own time there is much cosmopolitanism, muc intercourse between nations, much ready sympa thy for anything, so it be the newest. These ar elementstobereckoned with. Meanwhile, therear models of the past, Not to copy; that is a dead-andalive business,buttoemulateinspirit. Now,asthen the artist should be of his land and community aleader possibly, an outsider, no. The art that ha noconnectionwhateverwith the life of itsdayan its land, misses its true dignity and its riches opportunity Digital image© 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rihts ressrved |