Excerpt from Pictures and Painters: Essays Upon Art; The Old Masters and Modern Artists
But few words are necessary to introduce the following papers upon the Fine Arts, from the "North American Review," the "Massachusetts Quarterly Review," and the "American Review."
They evince so great an extent of knowledge, and so much maturity of judgment, in respect to the subjects of which they treat, and so much learning generally, that their republication cannot but tend to the diffusion of correct ideas upon Art; and, as a consequence, the wider appreciation of its importance. A concentration of public attention is wanted to uphold American Artists, and insure for them that measure of favor to which they are justly entitled. Without government aid, or adequate public appreciation, they can neither bestow time upon their works, nor give "scope to their genius."
The first step towards giving to Art "a local habitation and a name" in our country, would be the union of all the different Galleries of this city under one roof, for study and exhibition.
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