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hyph5ation & spell+ 9 ! orig9al docum5t 
h   be5 pres]v$4 ,obvi\s typographical  
errors h be5 correct$4    ,italic text  
is d5ot$ by und]scores4    ,a page (    
adv]tisem5ts1 orig9ally appe>+ at !     
beg9n+ (   ?is book1 0 mov$ to ! end4   
,,joseph ,,p5nell',s ,,pictures      ,,(
 ,,! ,,wond] ,,( ,,"w                   
,,reproductions ,,( ,a ,,s]ies ,,(      
,,draw+s1      ,,et*+s1 ,,li?ographs1   
,,made ,,by      ,,him ,,ab\t ,,! ,,_w1 
#ahha-aiae1 ,,)      ,,impressions ,,&  
,,notes ,,by ,,! ,,arti/                
,,philadelphia ,,& ,,london      ,j4 ,b4
 ,,lipp9cott ,,company      #aiaf       
,,copyright1 #aiaf1 ,,by ,,joseph       
,,p5nell       ,,publi%$ ,,septemb]1    
#aiae      ,,repr9t$ ,,octob]1 #aiaf    
,,pr9t$ ,,by ,j4 ,b4 ,,lipp9cott        
,,company      ,,at ,,! ,,wa%+ton       
,,squ>e ,,press      ,,philadelphia1 ,u4
 ,s4 ,a4          ,i ,,wi% ,,9 ,,?is    
,,book ,,to ,,honor      ,,con/ant9     
,,meuni]       ,,! ,,prophet ,,&        

,,expon5t ,,( ,,!      ,,wond] ,,( ,,"w 
,,! ,,wond] ,,( ,,"w ,,introduction     
,"w to-day is ! greate/ ?+ 9 ! _w1 & !  
arti/ :o be/ records x w be be/         
rememb]$4 ,"w has always be5 an         
inspiration to arti/s1 f ! "t :5 we 7   
told to e>n our bread by ! sweat ( our  
br[1 till n[1 :5 mo/ ( u are try+ to    
=get ! comm&1 & act l ladies & g5tlem54 
,"u ! ,*ur*1 "w--! build+ ( ! ,t[] (    
,babel & ! ,temple--0 ! subject (       
endless imag9+s by pa9t]s1 sculptors &  
grav]s :o nev] assi/$ at ! functions !y 
illu/rat$4 ,pa9t]s1 :o sat 9 _! /udios  
hundr$s ( ye>s aft] ! t[]s & temples 7  
design$ & de/roy$1 h %[$ :at !y imag9$ !
 t[]s & ! temples look$ l4 ,?is--?is    
sort ( creation or inv5tion--we art     
/ud5ts 9 ,am]ica call$ g5ius "w because 
x 0 done out ( our heads4 ,9 ,europe x  
is call$ s*ol>ly1 & is concoct$ f a     
classical diction>y2 a trip = a few     
weeks to ,greece or ,italy is useful b n
 necess>y1 & adds to ! exp5se2 illu/rat$
 po/ c>ds may be us$ in/ead4  ,n[       

educat$ p1 cultur$ p1 take su* pa9t]s   
s]i\sly--& pay to sit 9 d>k5$ *amb]s &  
brood4 ,^! are c>efully b sadly         
illum9at$1 & ! spectators pursue )      
dilig5ce1 sc>ce look+ at ! exhibits1 !  
rem>ks ( critics :o prove conclusively t
 ^! pa9t]s %[ exactly :at ! _w 0 l1 :at 
build+s 7 l & h[ !y 7 built1 & h[ !     
build]s work$ accord+ to ! bookman &    
ar*ologi/1 & ! critic4  ,n[ z to ^!     
popul> =ms ( art--! backbone (          
academics1--,i "k1 = ,i am a            
multi-academician--,i h no?+ to say4 ,! 
results1 9 a few in/ances1 h be5 works (
 art because ( excell5ce ( te*nique4 ,b 
! man ) ! greate/ imag9ation is ! man ) 
! greate/ in=mation ab\t 8 own          
surr\nd+s1 :i* he uses s skilfully t we 
call ! result imag9ation1 & ?is is ! way
 ! greate/ art ( ! _w has be5 creat$4   
,i am n disput+ ! p[]1 9 _! day1 nor !  
*>m !y /ill h--= ! v few :o und]/&--(   
,cimabue1 ( ,giotto1 ( ! pa9t]s ( !     
,campo ,santo at ,pisa1 :5 !y pa9t$ !   
subjects ,i h m5tion$1 nor (            

,p9toric*io--he put "w 9 ! backgr\nd ( 8
 pa9t+s1 z ,dr] did 9 8 pr9ts4 ,& !re is
 a wond]ful build+ ( a ca!dral by ,van  
,eyck 9 ,antw]p4 ,!re are compositions  
by ,bell9i & ,c>paccio :i* %[ !y /udi$  
"w4 ,x is /range1 s f> z ,i "k1 t       
,leon>do ignor$ "w--9 8 pictures--he :o 
0 su* a great workman1 yet v[$ he c\ld  
pa9t ) any "o1 among/ 8 o!r             
accompli%m5ts4 ,b1 ) all ^! arti/s1 ei!r
 "w 0 a detail or imag9ative2 x 0 nev] !
 dom9ant motive1 nev] a /udy ( "w = "w's
 sake4 ,!re are a few records 9         
sculpture1 mo/ notable among/ !m be+ !  
,assyrian ,reliefs at ! ,briti% ,museum4
 ,curi\sly1 ,i am unable to f9d1 ?\gh !y
 mu/ exi/1 any sculptures1 reliefs or   
pa9t+s ( ! great ar*itectural "w ( !    
,egyptians--or ^? ( ! ,greeks ei!r4 ,9 !
 ,bayeux tape/ries !re is ! "w ( !      
%ipbuild] & port]4  ,! fir/ arti/ ,i "k 
(--?\gh ,i am n an art hi/orian--to see 
! pictorial possibility ( "w1 ! ,wond] (
 ,"w = ,"w's ,sake1 0 ,rembr&t4         
,rembr&t saw t 8 fa!r's mill 0          

beautiful1 & by 8 r5d]+s ( ! w9dmills & 
! dykes ( ,holl& prov$ !m ! great works 
( 8 little c\ntry1 & %[$ !y 7 pictorial4
 ,& he drew1 et*$ & pa9t$ !m because he 
lov$ _! big p[]ful =ms1 _! spl5did      
sails1 ! way !y lord$ ! l& & kept out ! 
sea4 ,!y 7 = him ! ,wond] ( ,"w1 !      
wondr\s works ( 8 "t1 ! works t 7 all   
ab\t him4 ,s /rong & s p[]ful 7 ^! ,dut*
 works t !y h la/$ till to-day1 & s well
 7 !y design$ t all w9dmills & wat]mills
 h kept _! =m till n[4 ,! work+ p>ts h  
possibly be5 improv$1 b ! design has n  
be5 *ang$1 & ,rembr&t's et*+s--s        
accurately drawn !y w\ld s]ve z work+   
models--prove x4 ,& yet ,rembr&t has    
made a p]fect arti/ic composition z well
 z a true me*anical r5d]+ ( ^! mills &  
dykes4 ,& z ,:i/l] said 9 ! ,t5         
,o'clock1 ! ,bible ( ,art1 ,rembr&t     
regrett$ n t ! ,jews ( ! ,ghetto 7 n    
,greeks1 nor--may ,i add8--did he regret
 ! w9dmills 7 n temples4  ,!n came      
,claude & f\nd ! ,wond] ( ,"w 9         
comm]cial h>b\rs1 dom9at$ by necess>y   

ligh?\ses1 & 9 ! hu/l+ cities ( ,civita 
,vec*ia & ,g5oa--= x is amid ! "w1 !    
life ( "o's own "t1 t ! ,wond] ( ,"w is 
to be f\nd4  ,canaletto foll[$1 & saw 9 
! build+ ( ,v5ice ! same inspiration t  
,t9toret f\nd 9 h] hi/ory1 ,titian 9 h] 
great m54 ,& ,piranesi discov]$ !       
prisons1 ! ,c>c]i1 to be z en?rall+ z ! 
ru9s ( ,rome4  ,turn] imitat$ ,claude4  
,claude saw 8 subjects ab\t him2 ,turn] 
us$ ,claude's motives & tri$ to rival 8 
pr$ecessor4 ,claude pa9t$ :at he saw 9 8
 own "t2 ,turn] tri$ to recon/ruct 8    
unconsci\s rival's facts out ( 8 head1 &
 fail$ ev5 9 8 r5d]+ ( "w ab\t him1     
signally 9 ,/eam1 ,ra91 ,spe$1 :]e an   
impossible eng9e conducts itself 9 an   
incr$ible fa%ion 9 a magnific5t l&scape4
 ,turn] 0 n "h try+ to c>ry on          
tradition--! only ?+ wor? do+ 9 art--b  
to embt] les b\rgeois--& ,rusk96        
,turn]'s ,c>?age w\ld n /& up1 if       
built--,claude's palaces d4 ,turn]1 too1
 defy+ ,rusk9--,rusk9 ana!matis+        
workaday ,engl&--0 a spectacle4 ,b      

,turn] 0 sometimes 9 ! "r1 ) ,con/able &
 ,crome1 & !y1 & n ,rusk91 h triumph$4  
,turn] _h magnific5t ideas1 wond]ful    
col\r s5se1 gr& composition4 ,b :5 he   
came to fact he 0 (t5 ridicul\s or      
pitiful1 simply because he _h n obs]v$  
"w1 not$ facts--& to pa9t "w "o mu/ /udy
 "w4 ,& lately ,i 0 giv5 a pr9t f a     
,book ( ,beauty by ,allom ( a coke      
furnace1 :ile ,mr4 ,joseph ,jackson has 
discov]$ a pa9t+ ( a =ge by ,bass ,otis 
9 ! ,p5nsylvania ,academy ( ! ,f9e      
,arts--surpris+ly well done1 bo? are1   
too4  ,x is f> easi] to pa9t a heav5ly  
ho/ or a dream city 9 "o's /udio ?an to 
make a decoration out ( a gr\p ( m9]s1  
or to draw a roll+ mill 9 full bla/4    
,yet "o ( ^! subjects c be z noble z !  
o!r1 z ,:i/l] prov$1 :5 he %[$ = ! fir/ 
"t h[ 9 ,london ! poor build+s lose     
!mselves 9 ! dim sky1 & ! tall *imneys  
become campanile1 & ! w>eh\ses are      
palaces 9 ! night1 & ! :ole city hangs 9
 ! heav5s & fairyl& is be=e u4 ,t is !  
,gospel ( ! ,wond] ( ,"w4  ,?\gh ,i nev]

 /udi$ "u ,:i/l]--nev] 0 8 pupil--he is 
& always w be my ma/]--! ma/] ( ! mod]n 
_w1 ! ma/] :o w endure4 ,because he     
glorifi$ ! ?+s ab\t him1 ! ?+s he knew1 
by ,! ,sci5ce ( ! ,beautiful4 ,:at are !
 ,?ames et*+s--,wapp+1 ,! ,la/ ( ,old   
,we/m9/]1 ,! ,nocturnes--b records ( "w8
 ,a fact mo/ critics h nev] realis$4 ,b 
,:i/l] 0 a _m-sid$--a s _m-sid$--g5ius t
 8 _m essays 9 _m fields are only j     
becom+ kn[n1 & ?is /udy ( "w--! mo/     
difficult /udy 9 ! _w1 "u ! mo/ try+    
conditions--0 nev] ab&on$ by him till he
 said :at he want$1 9 ! ways he want$1 n
 till he _h made a s]ies ( ma/]pieces   
:i* live & w live =ev]4  ,b !re 0 a     
man--all ! great h gone f u 9 ! la/ few 
ye>s1 :i* acc\nts = ! mom5t>y popul>ity 
( ! little--!re 0 a man :o gave 8 lat]  
life to ! ,wond] ( ,"w--,con/ant9       
,meuni]4  ,un j\r--,meuni] appro*ait dj 
de la c9quanta9e--,camille ,lemonni]    
l'emm5a dans le ,ha9aut3 il devait y    
faire quelques illu/rations p\r ,la     
,belgique4 ,ce voyage de ,meuni]  trav]s

 le ,bor9age lui fut une rvlation4 ,il  
s'y dc\vrit lui-mme1 il y dc\vrit son   
art4 ,dans ce sombre paysage de fume et 
de feu1 dans le haltem5t =midable des   
fabriques1 p>mi les f>\*es m9eurs et les
 puddleurs et les v]ri]s1 t\te une      
humanit damne  la pe9e1 son me tragique 
s'emplit de cette piti et de cette      
admiration qui devai5t rsonn]  trav]s   
t\t son art4 ,il avait conquis son      
propre doma9e4  ,meuni] a conquis  l'art
 la beaut spciale de la n\velle         
indu/rie3 la =midable fabrique1 ple9e de
 lumire sombre et de tonn]re1 les ftes  
flamboyantes des fond]ies1 la puissance 
grondante des ma*9es4 ,et t\j\rs cette  
t5dance e/ au monum5tal4  ,l'hymne au   
,travail *ante avec plus de =ce lyrique 
encore dans ses bronzes4  ,?is 0 8 life 
"w1 & ! life ( 8 _w1 ! _w1 z ) ,:i/l]1  
ar\nd him1 = t is be/ :i* ne>e/ lie?4   
,c\rbet 9 "w _h influ5c$ ,legros &      
,brett & ,millet & ,segant9i1 & ,i h no 
d\bt ,=d ,madox ,br[n1 ! man too big to 
be a pre-,raphaelite1 ^: bigge/ picture 

is "w--,"w 9 ,london--! man :o w "o day 
make ,man*e/] a place ( pilgrimage      
because ( 8 pictures ( "w & ( w> 9 !    
,t[n ,hall4  ,! ,japanese c\nt = a      
little 9 "w1 ,hokusai & ,hiro%igi4      
,rep9e & ,de ,nittis1 ,l',h]mette1      
,ba/i5-,lepage1 ,tissot1 ,ridley1 & ,w4 
,l4 ,wyllie h %[n ! ,wond] ( ,"w1 ! la/ 
?ree on ! ,?ames2 & hundr$s ( imitators 
( ^! m5 h />v$ peasants1 h]d$ k9e1 r[$  
boats1 & sat 9 h>ve/ fields1 & haul$    
b>ges1 because !y ?\ght x ! correct ?+  
to d1 or else t !y c\ld "w ! s5tim5tal1 
pa!tic1 sociali/ic game z a div]sion f  
mummy's d>l+1 baby & ! mu/>d-pot1 de>   
little doggie1 or poor old ,dobb94 ,i d 
n mean to say !re h n be51 !re are n1   
arti/s :o h c>$ = ! "w & work]s ( !     
fields = _! own sake3 !re are "s2 b ,i  
wi% to speak only ( indu/rial "w4       
,millet has1 ,i believe1 hone/ly done ! 
life ar\nd 8 home1 ! life ( ! fields1 b1
 ?\gh he has endless imitators1 !re are 
sc>cely any pa9t]s to-day :o see ?r\gh  
_! own eyes ! real life ( ! fields &    

f>ms & ! fi%]man--!y are bl9d$ by !     
,fr5*man & debau*$ ) s5tim5t4  ,x 0     
incr$ible1 b at ! ,panama-,pacific      
,exposition !re 0 n "o s+le (ficial     
mural devot$ to ! glorification ( !     
greate/ "w ( mod]n times--! ,panama     
,canal--! reason = ! ,exposition--9     
fact1 !re 0 only "o 9 :i* !re 0 any     
attempt at mak+ a decoration out ( ! ?+s
 ! arti/ might h kn[n or se5 save ,mr4  
,trumbull's ,iron ,work]s 9 !           
,p5nsylvania ,build+--& a few r         
unimportant ?+s 9 ! ,dut* & ,arg5t9e    
,pavilions4  ,meuni] %[$ )\t s5tim5t !  
workman at "w1 n ) any idea ( prea*+    
ab\t 8 wrongs1 8 trials1 8 /ruggles1 8  
mis]y1 b to %[ ! ,wond] ( ,"w = its own 
sake1 & ! pictorial possibilities (     
workm5 & workwom5 9 ,belgium4 ,meuni]   
%[$ t ! workman 0 wor?y ( ! arti/'s     
*isel1 *alk1 ne$le1 & pa9t4 ,!re is no  
s5tim5t ab\t ,meuni]2 !re is gr&eur1    
dignity1 & p[]1 & f him we h le>n$ t    
mod]n "w is wond]ful4 ,meuni] 0 an old  
man :5 a few ye>s ago ,i fir/ he>d ( him

 & saw 8 "w4 ,he _h !n done 8 h]oic     
,antw]p & 8 puddl]s & m9]s 9 bronze1 8  
pa9t+s & 8 *alk draw+s1 8 decorations1 8
 great apse = ! unbuilt basilica--!     
monum5t to mod]n "w & work]s4 ,8 "w is  
decorative because x is true1 & ?is br+s
 up ano!r side ( ! ,wond] ( ,"w4 ,9     
,france1 ,g]many1 & ,italy ! ,wond] (   
,"w ar\nd u has be5 made ! subject (    
endless commissions f ! ,/ate to arti/s 
mo/ly reali/ic4 ,b records ( facts1     
facts ( "o's own "t1 9 ,engl& & ,am]ica1
 are sc>cely ev] record$4 ,g to ! ,royal
 ,ex*ange1 9 ,london1 & y w f9d ,wat    
,tyl]1 ,phnicians1 ,britons pa9t$ blue1 
& ev]y?+ 9 ! hi/ory ( ,london t c be    
made into a pa9t+ ( ! pa/1 & n a s+le   
record ( ! pres5t4 ,:]e is ! build+ ( ! 
,t[] ,bridge1 ! ,p[] ,h\ses1 ! ,docks1 !
 ,blackwall ,tunnel1 ! ,trams1 ! ,tube1 
or any ( ! o!r works by :i* ?is age1 ?is
 workaday age1 has di/+ui%$ itself1 all 
( :i* are wor? pa9t+8 ,9 ,am]ica we h   
imag9+s ( ,holy ,grails1 ,pi$ ,pip]s1   
,religi\s ,lib]ties1 :5 "o fact 9 murals

 ab\t /eel works1 skyscrap]s1 or !      
,brooklyn ,bridge w\ld be wor? ! lot 9 !
 future1 :5 ^! factless fancies are     
:itewa%$ out1 or made a good gr\nd to   
pa9t on4 ,"o man 9 ,am]ica1 ,w4 ,b4 ,van
 ,+51 has glorifi$ "w by 8 ,panama      
decorations 9 ! ,adm9i/ration ,build+ at
 ,balboa4 ,^! 7 n want$ at ! ,panama    
,exhibition4 ,9 ,france m5 l ,h5ri ,m>t9
 h pa9t$ decoratively1 yet reali/ically1
 ! h>ve/ ( la/ summ]2 ,besn>d & ,anquet9
 h done wond]s2 & ! bigge/ ,fr5* arti/s 
h decorat$ ! ,mairies4 ,9 ,*icago !y    
turn /ud5ts out to make murals 9 s*ool  
h\ses1 a sy/em ( arti/ic debau*]y wor?y 
( ,*icago's orig9ality4 ,& ,puvis de    
,*avannes1 fir/ ( all magnific5tly %[$ !
 way to comb9e ! old decoration ) ! new 
realism4 ,8 life "w at ,ami5s is pure   
conv5tion1 s are 8 designs 9 ! ,bo/on   
,libr>y & 9 ! ,sorbonne1 b !y are ! mo/ 
p]fect examples ( decorative1           
imag9ative1 conv5tional "w 9 ! mod]n _w4
  ,at ,r\5 & ,m>seilles he has treat$   
decoratively mod]n subjects1 or r he has

 us$ mod]n motives4 ,at ,r\51 ! city )  
its spires & *imneys1 its old bridges & 
new transport]s1 z se5 f ,bon ,sec\rs1  
prove ! ,wond] ( ,"w2 9 ! =egr\nd are   
mod]n figures1 greet+ ! ,_s ( old       
,france4 ,at ,m>seilles !re are two     
subjects 9 :i* symbolism & realism1     
mod]nity & m$ivalism are h>monis$--! mo/
 difficult problem to solve2 b ,puvis   
has solv$ x1 & prov$ himself ! greate/  
if n ! only decorator s9ce ,pi]ro della 
,francesco1 ! supreme ma/] ( decoration4
 ,raphael1 9 ! ,/anzi ( ! ,vatican1 0 a 
decorator ( 8 own "t1 & s 0 ,p9toric*io 
9 ! ,libr>y at ,si5a1 & ,mantegna at    
,padua1 = !y made decoration out ( !    
life ab\t !m4  ,& ,john ,lav]y has made1
 9 ,glasg[1 a decoration out ( %ipbuild+
 :i* is wor? ! :ole wall cov]+s ( !     
,royal ,ex*ange & ! ,libr>y ( ,congress1
 & ! ,c>negie ,in/itute put toge!r4 ,b  
decoration is a difficult matt]1 &      
,lav]y has done mu* = ,glasg[4 ,i regret
 t ,john ,alex&] & ,e4 ,a4 ,abbey1 :o _h
 f> bett] (ficial opportunities1 only   

prov$ h[ unfit ! av]age pa9t] is to     
decorate4  ,f ! v beg9n+ ,i h c>$ = !   
,wond] ( ,"w2 f ! "t ,i built cities (  
blocks & sail$ models ( %ips ( !m across
 ! floor 9 my fa!r's (fice1 till ,i w5t 
to ! ,panama ,canal1 ,i h c>$ = ! ,wond]
 ( ,"w4 ,!re are o!rs :o c>e--,brangwyn 
has c>$1 & s h ,saut]1 ,muirhead ,bone1 
,/rang & ,%ort4 ,crane & ,ann+ ,bell1   
,way1 ,cam]on1 ,bone & ,brangwyn h c>$ =
 ! build+ up & ! break+ d[n1 & ,brangwyn
 = life--! life ( ! workman1 possibly   
because ( 8 ,belgian & seaf>+ education 
or 8 k ( ,meuni]1 8 c\ntryman4 ,&       
,seym\r ,had5's ,break+-up ! ,agamemnon 
is notable4 ,& !re are ,belgians l      
,ba]tso51 de ,bruyeke & ,pi]re ,paulus2 
& ,fr5*m5 l ,lep]e1 ,gillot & ,adl]2 &  
,italians l ,pi]etto ,bianco1 & !re 0 ! 
great ,g]man ,m5zel4  ,b x is to ,am]ica
 we mu/ turn1 to ,:ite's et*+ (         
,brooklyn ,bridge1 ,coop]'s skyscrap]s1 
,ald5 ,weir's ,new ,york at night1      
,bell['s docks1 ,*ilde ,hassam's high   
build+s1 ,?ornton ,oakley's coal        

break]s--to ^! "o mu/ look = ! mod]n    
r5d]+ ( "w4 ,!re are o!rs1 too1 :o h se5
 ! opportunity to prig & /eal--b ?is is 
evid5t1 j z x is evid5t t !y w give up  
pa9t+ or draw+ "w = ! next new ?+4 ,&   
!re is ano!r arti/ :o really c>es = !   
,wond] ( ,"w4 ,i d n "k :at else ,van   
,+5 has done1 b he has made a huge      
decoration ( ,culebra ,cut--& ,paul     
,b>tlett has put ,am]ican "w on ! p$im5t
 ( ! ,capitol4 ,i h tri$ to d :at ,i    
c\ld 9 ,new ,york1 ,*icago1 ,san        
,francisco1 ! coal m9es ( my native     
,/ate--,niag>a--& 9 ,europe & at        
,panama2 & :atev] _! wor?1 ,i c only    
tell ( ! ,wond] ( ,"w z ,i see x4  ,new 
,york1 z ! incom+ =eign]1 full (        
prejudice1 or d\bt1 or hope1 & ! return+
 ,am]ican1 cramm$ ) guide-book &        
catalogue culture1 see x or might see x1
 rises a vision1 a mirage ( ! l[] bay1 !
 col\r by day m %imm]+ ?an ,v5ice1 by   
night m magical ?an ,london4 ,9 ! morn+ 
! m\nta9s ( build+s hide !mselves1 to   
reveal !mselves 9 ! rosy /eam cl\ds t   

*ase ea* o!r across _! flanks2 :5 ev5+  
fades1 !y are mighty cliffs glimm]+ )   
gli/5+ lights 9 ! magic & my/]y ( !     
night4 ,z ! /eam] moves up ! bay on !   
left ! ,great ,goddess greets y1 a      
composition 9 col\r & =m1 ) ! city      
beyond1 f9] ?an any 9 any _w t ev]      
exi/$1 f9] ?an ,claude ev] imag9$1 or   
,turn] ev] dream$4 ,:y did n ,:i/l] see 
x8 ,pil+ up high] & high] "r be=e y is  
,new ,york2 & :at does x rem9d y (8 ,san
 ,gimignano ( ! ,beautiful ,t[]s away (f
 9 ,tuscany1 only "h are n elev51 b     
elev5 times elev51 n l[ mean brick      
piles1 b noble palaces cr[n$ ) gold1 )  
gre51 ) rose2 & ov] !m ! wav+1 flutt]+  
plume ( /eam1 ! emblem ( ,new ,york4 ,to
 ! "r1 filmy & lace-l by day1 are !     
great bridges2 by night a patt]n ( />s t
 ,hiro%igi nev] knew4 ,y l& 9 /reets t  
are ,flor5ce glorifi$4 ,y em]ge 9 squ>es
 m noble ?an ,seville4 ,gold5 /atues are
 ab\t y1 triumphal ar*es make spl5did   
frames = endless vi/as2 & x is all new &
 all unt\*$1 all to be done1 & save = ! 

"w ( a few ( u1 & we are ,am]icans1 all 
undone4 ,! ,unbelievable ,city1 ! city t
 has be5 built s9ce ,i grew up1 ! city  
beautiful1 built by m5 ,i "k1 built = p 
,i "k4 ,! city t inspires me1 t ,i love4
 ,& all ,am]ica is l ?is &--all--or     
ne>ly all unse51 unkn[n1 unt\*$4  ,i w5t
 to ,panama because ,i believ$ t1 9 !   
mak+ ( ! greate/ "w ( mod]n "t1 ,i %\ld 
f9d my greate/ inspiration4  ,almo/ be=e
 ,i left ! ,canal1 arti/s1 ar*itects &  
decorators 7 on _! way !re4 ,i hope x   
may int]e/ !m half z mu* z x int]e/$ me4
 ,"o man has succe$$1 ,i repeat1 9 do+  
some?+ = himself d[n !re--,w4 ,b4 ,van  
,+5--& ?is has be5 ackn[l$g$ by !       
gov]nm5t1 :i* has pur*as$ 8 great       
decoration4 ,?is is ! f9e/1 9 fact !    
only complete decorative "w f him done 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates--& done because ,van   
,+51 ! pupil ( ,la ,f>ge--:o alone      
c\nts--0 tra9$ 9 ! "r way & _h some?+ to
 say = himself4  ,we h rec5tly be5 told 
t art w disappe> 9 fifty ye>s 7by a     
p]son :o says he w call 8 la/ book--)   

possible appropriat5ess--,vale74 ,b1    
?\gh he w disappe>1 & ,po/              
,impressionism w be swall[$ up 9        
%opkeep+1 & w> has engulf$ t1 & "w is   
/opp$--save = w>--& ?\gh ! mu/>d pot has
 gone ) ! s\lful doggie1 & ! te>ful baby
 rival ( ! ,dresd5 ,madonna1 ! arti/ :o 
has some?+ to say 9 8 own way ab\t 8 own
 "t1 & c say x1 w live1 & 8 "w w live1 )
 ,rembr&t1 ,velasquez1 ,franz ,hals1    
,meuni]1 & ,:i/l]--arti/s :o pa9t$ &    
drew ! "w & life ab\t !m1 :o c>ri$ on   
tradition1 & nev] regrett$ ! pa/4 ,& art
 :i* %[s life & "w w nev] die1 = su* art
 is ev]la/+1 undy+1 ,! ,sci5ce ( !      
,beautiful4       ,,joseph ,,p5nell     
,?is introduction is f\nd$ on a lecture 
deliv]$ be=e ! ,royal ,society ( ,arts1 
,london1 & aw>d$ its m$al1 & an article 
publi%$ by ,! ,/udio1 & ! au?or wi%es to
 ?ank ! ,c\ncil & ,publi%] = p]mission  
to reproduce p>ts ( x4 ,& x 0 repeat$   
be=e ! ,royal ,college ( ,art1 ,london1 
,! ,corporation ( ,brad=d & ! ,briti%   
,ar*itectural ,association1 ,london1    

etc4     ,,li/ ,,( ,,illu/rations       
,,build+ ,,! ,,public ,,build+s1        
,,philadelphia                     ,i   
,,! ,,new ,,h\se1 ,,philadelphia        
,,ii       ,,! ,,manufactur]s' ,,club   
,,& ,,/ock ,,ex*ange1 ,,philadelphia    
,,iii       ,,oil ,,ref9+1 ,,po9t       
,,breeze1 ,,philadelphia                
,,iv       ,,oil ,,wells1 ,,alb]ta1     
,,briti% ,,columbia                     
,v       ,,/eel ,,at ,,g>y1 ,,indiana   
,,vi       ,,! ,,jaws1 ,,*icago         
,,vii       ,,/ock ,,y>ds1 ,,*icago     
,,viii       ,,"u ,,! ,,bridges1        
,,*icago                                
,,ix       ,,! ,,cambria ,,/eel ,,works1
 ,,john/[n                              
,x       ,,pittsburgh1 ,,no4 #c         
,,xi       ,,edg> ,,?omson ,,/eel       
,,works1 ,,pittsburgh                   
,,xii       ,,on ,,! ,,way ,,to         
,,bessem]                               
,,xiii       ,,c>negie',s ,,works1      
,,home/ead                              
,,xiv       ,,coal ,,break]s1 ,,%5&oah  

,,xv       ,,"w ,,ca/les1               
,,wilkes-,,b>re                         
,,xvi       ,,build+ ,a ,,p[]-,,h\se1   
,,niag>a                                
,,xvii       ,,build+ ,a ,,skyscrap]1   
,,night1 ,,new ,,york                   
,,xviii       ,,build+ ,,! ,,woolwor?   
,,build+1 ,,new ,,york                  
,,xix       ,,butte1 ,,montana1 ,,on    
,,its ,,m\nta9 ,,top                    
,,xx       ,,anaconda1 ,,montana        
,,xxi       ,,approa* ,,to ,,dulu?1 ,,! 
,,l& ,,( ,,"w ,,& ,,beauty              
,,xxii       ,,ore ,,:>ves1 ,,dulu?     
,,xxiii       ,,ore ,,m9es1 ,,hibb+     
,,xxiv       ,,fl\r ,,mills1            
,,m9neapolis                            
,,xxv       ,,! ,,incl9e1 ,,c9c9nati    
,,xxvi       ,,victor ,,emmanuel        
,,monum5t ,,at ,,rome                   
,,xxvii       ,,rebuild+ ,,!            
,,campanile1 ,,v5ice                    
,,xxviii       ,,return ,,f ,,"w1       
,,c>r>a1 ,,italy                        
,,xxix       ,,! ,,new ,,bay ,,( ,,baie1

 ,,italy                                
,,xxx       ,,! ,,h>bor ,,at ,,g5oa1    
,,italy                                 
,,xxxi       ,,! ,,great ,,:ite ,,cl\d1 
,,le$s1 ,,engl&                         
,,xxxii       ,,potl&1 ,,engl&          
,,xxxiii       ,,! ,,riv] ,,( ,,"w1     
,,le$s1 ,,engl&                         
,,xxxiv       ,,! ,,great ,,*imney1     
,,brad=d1 ,,engl&                       
,,xxxv       ,,! ,,great ,,/ack1        
,,%effield1 ,,engl&                     
,,xxxvi       ,,?ames ,,works1 ,,london 
,,xxxvii       ,,s*neid]',s ,,works ,,at
 ,,creusot1 ,,france                    
,,xxxviii       ,,old ,,& ,,new ,,mills1
 ,,val5ci5nes1 ,,france                 
,,xxxix       ,,! ,,lake ,,( ,,fire1    
,,*>l]oi1 ,,belgium                     
,,xl       ,,! ,,great ,,dump1 ,,*>l]oi1
 ,,belgium                              
,,xli       ,,! ,,iron ,,gate1 ,,*>l]oi1
 ,,belgium                              
,,xlii       ,,cranes1 ,,duisburg1      
,,g]many                                

,,xliii       ,,new ,,rh9e1 ,,g]many    
,,xliv       ,,build+ ,,! ,,railroad    
,,/ation1 ,,leipzig1 ,,g]many           
,,xlv       ,,build+ ,,! ,,bridge ,,at  
,,cologne1 ,,g]many                     
,,xlvi       ,,build+ ,,! ,,bism>ck1    
,,hamburg1 ,,g]many                     
,,xlvii       ,,! ,,hut ,,( ,,! ,,cape  
,,( ,,good ,,hope1 ,,ob]haus51 ,,g]many 
,,xlviii       ,,%ipy>d1 ,,hamburg1     
,,g]many                                
,,xlix       ,,krupp',s ,,works1 ,,ess51
 ,,g]many                               
,l       ,,p[]-,,h\se1 ,,b]l91 ,,g]many 
,,li       ,,s*napps ,,at ,,s*i$aam1    
,,holl&                                 
,,lii     ,i ,,build+ ,,! ,,public      
,,build+s  ,?is et*+ proves t my love ( 
! ,wond] ( ,"w is no new ?+1 = x 0 done 
9 #ahha1 out ( my /udio w9d[ 9 ,*e/nut  
,/reet1 ,philadelphia1 on ! hot morn+ t 
,g>field 0 %ot4 ,ev5 !n ,i knew :at ,i  
want$ to d1 b ,i _h no idea t--) c]ta9  
breaks--all my life w\ld be giv5 to !   
,wond] ( ,"w--! "w t is all ab\t u1 !   

mo/ wond]ful ?+ 9 ! _w4    ,illu/ration 
,,ii ,,! ,,new ,,h\se1 ,,philadelphia   
,i c rememb] ! b$ ( mort> 9 ! /reet1 !  
hod-c>ri] toil+ up ! ladd]1 ! bricklay]s
 above on ! scaffold1 & ,i h drawn su*  
?+s2 b to f9d dur+ "o's lifetime su* a  
developm5t ( build+ 9 my own city is    
amaz+1 b x is well wor? record+--?is    
phase ( ! ,wond] ( ,"w4    ,illu/ration 
,,iii ,,! ,,manufactur]s' ,,club ,,&    
,,/ock ,,ex*ange1 ,,philadelphia  ,"o   
hot summ] ev5+ ,i 0 ask$ to d9e at !    
,univ]sity ,club1 & ?is draw+ is !      
result4 ,i _h no idea t ,i w\ld get     
any?+ b--z "o always does 9             
,philadelphia--a good d9n]4 ,i h =gott5 
! good d9n] & ! d\btless good talk1 b ,i
 %all nev] =get ! t[]+ build+s1 9 ! com+
 night1 gr\p$ r\nd ! l[ h\ses1 & ! d>k  
hole f :i* ! /eel skeleton 0 em]g+1 soon
 to become high] & mighti] ?an ! grim   
masses amid :i* x 0 gr[+4 ,s ,i came    
back ! next day & drew x4               
,illu/ration     ,,iv ,,oil ,,ref9+1    
,,po9t ,,breeze  ,if any "o c>es to look

 up a copy ( ! ,c5tury ,magaz9e--or x 0 
!n ,scribn]'s--= ab\t #ahhj or #ahha1   
!re w be f\nd 9 x my fir/ publi%$ draw+ 
( ! ,wond] ( ,"w--& ( ?is same oil      
ref9]y at ,po9t ,breeze4 ,n[ ,i am back 
9 ,philadelphia1 ye>s aft]1 & ,i h f\nd 
! same subject z full ( inspiration z   
ev]4 ,& ?\gh ! editors ( t date 7 will+ 
to publi% my draw+s ( su* subjects      
!n--n[ !y won't h !m1 or use ^? ( my    
flatt]]s--,i mean imitat+ ?ieves4 ,b !re
 is sc>ce an art editor left--t         
pr(ession sc>ce exi/s any long]4        
,illu/ration     ,v ,,oil ,,wells1      
,,alb]ta  ,i h nev] yet f\nd a p]fectly 
satisfactory oil field1 z a subject = ! 
,wond] ( ,"w4 ,! wells are n big en\gh1 
!y are all alike1 & !re is no smoke4 ,i 
confess ,i once ?\ght an oil well gu%$ l
 a geys]1 hundr$s ( feet 9 ! air1 &1 :5 
x 0 n do+ t1 bel*$ =? gorge\s columns & 
cl\ds ( smoke4 ,i 0 told t ! fir/ 0     
prev5t$ ) difficulty1 & t by dropp+ a   
mat* into ! pipe ,i c\ld easily produce 
! second effect--?\gh ei!r might co/ me 

a million2 /ill1 ! fact rema9s1 ,i h yet
 to f9d a really f9e oil field--& a     
really f9e effect ov] x4 ,! ref9]ies1   
h[ev]1 make up = ! wells4               
,illu/ration     ,,vi ,,/eel ,,at ,,g>y1
 ,,indiana  ,if !re is any?+ 9 c>ry+ on 
tradition x is "h1 = "h at ^! new works1
 ! eng9e]s1 ! /eel mak]s1 h built mills 
:i* are no?+ m ?an ,rembr&t's mills     
glorifi$ & magnifi$4 ,& ev]y?+ 9 !      
,wond] ( ,"w is only c>ry+ on tradition4
 ,e mill1 e dock1 e railroad /ation1 e  
bridge1 e skyscrap] is b a developm5t ( 
! "w ( ! ,greeks & ,romans4 ,9 try+ to  
%[ ?is ,wond] ( ,"w to-day ,i am only   
try+ to d :at has be5 done already )    
,greek art & lit]ature4 ,we are n       
orig9al & nev] c be4 ,we may believe we 
are & prove ourselves ignorant or       
cubi/s1 b ! cubi/s are s ignorant--or   
?9k ! public are--t !y only prig f      
ar*aic art4 ,we c c>ry on tradition )   
difficulty2 we c easily turn backw>d or 
/& /ill4 ,^? :o h creat$ ! ,wond] ( ,"w 
d n turn back--arti/s d n--duff]s d4    

,illu/ration     ,,vii ,,! ,,jaws1      
,,*icago  ,"h is ! real ,*icago4 ,?is 0 
! fir/ ( ^! jaws ,i ev] saw2 !y are     
horrible1 b fasc9at+1 & typify ! p[]1   
frightfulness1 & get-!re ( t mighty     
village3 picturesque beyond words1      
t]rible beyond description1 fasc9at+    
beyond belief4 ,! mo/ amaz+ ?+ 9 ! mo/  
amaz+ mix-up 9 ! _w--,*icago4           
,illu/ration     ,,viii ,,/ock ,,y>ds1  
,,*icago  ,! l9es ( ! p5s or corrals1 or
 :atev] !y are call$1 are fasc9at+ to   
draw--& fasc9at+ x is to wat* !         
picadors1 or c[boys1 or :atev] y call   
!m1 r\nd+ up ! cattle1 & all ! l9es ( ! 
design lead up to ! pack+-h\ses :i* fill
 ! di/ance4 ,i h nev] be5 9 !m1 don't   
want to g1 & h no int]e/ 9 ! social1    
f9ancial1 or sanit>y condition ( !m4 ,i 
am always be+ criticis$ = lack+ int]e/ 9
 su* matt]s1 b my critics d n realize ,i
 am simply an arti/ se>*+ = ! ,wond] (  
,"w--n = morals--political              
economy--/ories ( sweat+--! crime (     
ugl9ess4 ,i am try+ to record ! ,wond] (

 ,"w z ,i see x1 t is all4              
,illu/ration     ,,ix ,,"u ,,!          
,,bridges1 ,,*icago  ,bridges %\ld be   
se5 sometimes f bel[--f n[h]e else are  
!y s impressive4 ,! ,new ,york bridges  
become a ?\s& times m impressive1 ! ,=? 
,bridge /ret*es on =ev]1 ! ,viaduct de  
,g>ibault gr[s m & m graceful1 ! bridges
 at ,*icago grimm]4 ,?is is ! grimme/ ,i
 h f\nd4    ,illu/ration     ,x ,,!     
,,cambria ,,/eel ,,works1 ,,john/[n     
,always :5 ,i h be5 go+ or com+ ea/ or  
we/ on ! ,p5nsylvania & rea*$ ,john/[n  
,i h meant to /op1 = f ! tra9 x seem$ s 
f9e4 ,n[ ,i h /opp$ & "k x is f> f9] ?an
 ,i imag9$1 & t !re are endless subjects
 up & d[n ! riv] banks1 b ?is "o ( !    
/eel works seems to me ! f9e/--z        
magnific5t z any ,i h ev] se5 any:]e4   
,illu/ration     ,,xi ,,pittsburgh1     
,,no4 #c  ,way d[n bel[ ! level road on 
:i* ,i /ood1 way on ! opposite side ( ! 
riv]1 ,pittsburgh lies a d>k1 l[ mass1  
hemm$ 9 by its riv]s1 lord$ by its      
hills2 9 ! holl[ ! smoke hangs s d5se   

(t5 ,i c\ld n see ! city at all1 b once 
9 a :ile a breeze falls on ! t[n1 & !   
great :ite skyscrap]s come =? f ! ?ick1 
black cl\d1 & ! effect is glori\s--!    
glorification ( ,"w1 = ,pittsburgh is ! 
"w-city ( ! _w4    ,illu/ration         
,,xii ,,edg> ,,?omson ,,/eel ,,works  ,i
 f\nd ^! works & ?is view ( !m on a     
trolley ride out ( ,pittsburgh4 ,!y gr\p
 !mselves "u _! canopy ( smoke z f9ely z
 any 9 ! _w1 & e works 9 ! ,wond] ( ,"w 
has "*--j z a tree has--b h[ mu* m      
impressive is a r[ ( bla/ furnaces1 oil 
wells1 & coal break]s1 ?an trees6 ,yet  
^! are ! subjects ( our age--naturally1 
sc>cely any "o ev] looks at !m1         
especially arti/s--?\gh ,i he> ! "y     
arti/s ( ,am]ica h ) money prizes be5   
enc\rag$ to take up ,labor z a *ange f  
pa9t+ murals--b y c't help p to be      
arti/s or to see ?+s1 !y mu/ d x =      
!mselves4 ,! only arti/s :o see ?+s 9 ! 
_w are eng9e]s & a few ar*itects1 = !   
mill has tak5 ! place ( ! ca!dral--& !  
great craftsm5 :o once work$ = ,popes n[

 "w = capta9s ( indu/ry--= art foll[s   
money4    ,illu/ration     ,,xiii ,,on  
,,! ,,way ,,to ,,bessem]  ,a few ye>s   
ago x w\ld h be5 impossible to h done1  
or ev5 f\nd1 ! subjects 9 ?is book1 = "o
 w\ld h _h an impossible tramp1 or a    
trip 9 a hack1 & ! nuisance & exp5se ( x
 all1 :ile ! roads r>ely w5t ne> ! mills
 or works4 ,n[ ! trolley :isks y ab\t1 &
 frequ5tly des]ts ! roads to get to !   
mills & pick up its pass5g]s1 ! workm54 
,! trolley is by f> ! be/ guide to !    
,wond] ( ,"w 9 ! _w4 ,i _h no idea :at 0
 at ,bessem]--or r on ! way to x4 ,i _h 
be5 9 ! works1 b z ! c> m\nt$ ! hill ,i 
saw ! subject beh9d me1 & at ! next /op 
jump$ (f & drew x1 & x is 9 ?is way my  
"w has be5 done4 ,x's all adv5ture--!   
adv5ture ( hunt+ = ! ,wond] ( ,"w1 & !  
love ( ! hunt has c>ri$ me all ov]      
,europe & ,am]ica4    ,illu/ration      
,,xiv ,,c>negie',s ,,works1 ,,home/ead  
,9 ! works at ,home/ead :at int]e/$ me 0
 ! way ! mills lie "u ! hills on ! curv+
 riv]1 ! way t w9ds up to !m1 ! way !   

graceful iron bridges span x1 & !       
deep-sigh+ /eamboats pu% ! b>ges up &   
d[n2 ! way ! cl\ds m+le ) ! smoke--!    
composition t is !re4    ,illu/ration   
,,xv ,,coal ,,break]s1 ,,%5&oah  ,"o    
aft]noon1 hunt+ = subjects1 ,i took !   
trolley f ,mahanoy ,city 9 ! sunset to  
,%5&oah1 & z we brea/$ a hill ?is is :at
 ,i saw3 ! long l9es ( crosses are      
trolley poles--! huge ca/le a coal      
break]1 ! great t[n ,am]ican1 b ! p1 !  
m9]s :o g to ! *ur*es :i* cr[n x1 speak 
languages & wor%ip cre$s ,i d n "k or   
und]/&4 ,!re1 & n 9 ,philadelphia1 are !
 new ,am]icans--b mo/ ,am]icans d n "k  
x--= _! ways are n ,philadelphia ways1 &
 _! ?\ghts n ^? ( ,spruce ,/reet4 ,& !re
 is n a man among !m :o speaks ,engli%  
h>dly--& !y are too ignorant to "k t    
,engl& is _! ,"m ,l&4 ,b !re is ev5 m   
ignorance 9 ,spruce ,/reet4             
,illu/ration     ,,xvi ,,"w ,,ca/les1   
,,wilkes-,,b>re  ,f ! end ( ! new bridge
 :i* has replac$ ! wond]ful old wood5   
ones t got "o someh[ across !           

,susquehanna & o!r ,am]ican riv]s1 w&]+ 
j at sunset up ! beautiful bank ( !     
beautiful riv]1 ,i f\nd ?is spl5did     
subject4 ,all1 _m w\ld say1 t 0 want$ 7 
"s knights br++ home fair ladies2 all1  
o!rs w\ld say1 0 ! poor workman1 trudg+1
 fill$ ) ,millet s5tim5t1 :iskey1 or 8  
wrongs1 to ! fil?y hole he is all[$ to  
live 9 & call 8--= ! "t--home2 = ^! m9+ 
t[ns1 ! fault ( _! inhabitants1 are     
pig/ies--pig/ies t no gov]nm5t 9 any    
c\ntry 9 ! _w b ?is w\ld p]mit4 ,x is   
only 9 ,am]ica t immigrants live l      
hogs--z !y l--no gov]nm5t 9 ,europe w\ld
 p]mit x4 ,i h se5 bo? hemisph]es & "k  
mo/ social re=m]s h n--& w\ld n "k if !y
 _h4 ,we are try+ to clean up ! _w be=e 
we c clean our back y>ds4 ,b ,i only    
look$ at ! coal break] z mak+1 p]fect+1 
c>ry+ out a composition 9 a glori\s     
l&scape1 & = t reason ,i sat d[n & drew 
x4    ,illu/ration     ,,xvii ,,build+  
,a ,,p[]-,,h\se1 ,,niag>a  ,! puri/s & !
 !ori/s h made a great fuss ab\t !      
de/ruction ( ! ,falls & ! v&als :o h    

done x4 ,n[ ! ,falls1 ,i believe1 h n   
be5 l[]$ an in*1 & z = ! p[]-h\ses1 !y  
are mo/ ( !m ,greek temples1 & plac$ j  
:]e ! ,greeks w\ld h plac$ !m4 ,= once !
 ,greek temple is "r 9 ,am]ica1 & !re=e 
! ,am]ican puri/ & !ori/ doesn't l x--he
 w\ld n h lik$ ,greek temples _h he be5 
,greek4 ,i did n draw ! temples1 b !    
temples be+ built1 :i* 0 int]e/+4 ,bel[ 
! bridge on ! ,am]ican side are old]    
works1 wondr\s works1 high on ! cliffs1 
great ov]fl[s ( wat] gu%+ f ! rock4 ,if 
!y 7 9 ,tivoli ! puri/s w\ld sit d[n    
betwe5 two tra9s & snap%ot ! cute ,villa
 d',else & ! hansome ,villa ( ,hadrian1 
or revile ! spaghetti1 :ile a c\ri]     
quot$ ,ba$ek] at !m4 ,at ,niag>a !y take
 (f _! clo!s1 put _! feet on ! piazza   
rail ( ! ,canadian hotel1 sigh ov] !    
p[]-h\ses1 delight 9 g+]-ale1 & =get !  
,falls1 9 ! pages ( a ,saturday ,home   
,magaz9e4 ,?is li?ograph is a pro( t    
eng9e]s design to-day = companies1 n    
*ur*es4    ,illu/ration     ,,xviii     
,,build+ ,a ,,skyscrap]1 ,,new ,,york   

,?is 0 ! end1 & a mo/ pictorial end1 ( !
 old ,ev]ett ,h\se1 a hotel :i* _h "* z 
s few n[ h--9 ,new ,york4 ,i saw x "o   
cold ,novemb] night & made ! sket* on my
 way to a d9n] p>ty 9 old ,new ,york4 ,!
 d9n] wait$ till ,i got a sket* done1 = 
,i knew ! con/ruction man w\ld n4 ,s x 0
 done4    ,illu/ration     ,,xix        
,,build+ ,,! ,,woolwor? ,,build+  ,"h is
 a moody colossus--sometimes x is f9e1  
sometimes fil?y4 ,x 0 all "r ! day ,i   
made ?is draw+1 /ately amid ! cl\ds4 ,"o
 ?+ x has done--x has made a new sky l9e
 & br\ght ,new ,york toge!r aga94 ,x    
comes up be/ f ! riv]1 b no long] d !   
,brooklyn riv]-boats run2 f !m ,i us$ to
 get ! be/ views4 ,/ill1 !re are o!r    
ways ( see+ ! ,wond] ( ,"w ev5 n[ at    
,new ,york4    ,illu/ration     ,,xx    
,,butte1 ,,montana1 ,,on ,,its ,,m\nta9 
,,top  ,butte is ! mo/ pictorial place 9
 ,am]ica--!re=e no "o /ops at x--& mo/ p
 pass x 9 ! night1 or d n take ! tr\ble 
to look out ( ! c> w9d[s z !y g by4 ,b  
!re x is4 ,on ! m\nta9 side spr+ up !   

huge %afts4 ,! top is cr[n$ n ) trees b 
) *imneys4 ,l[ black villages ( m9]s'   
h\ses /raggle t[>d ! foot ( ! m\nta94 ,!
 b>r5 pla9 is cov]$ ) gray1 slimy masses
 ( refuse :i* crawl d[n to x--glaci]s ( 
"w--f ! hills4 ,! pla9 is se>$ & scor$ &
 crack$ ) t9y canyons1 all _! l9es lead+
 to ! m\nta94 ,if y h ! luck to rea* !  
t[n e>ly 9 ! morn+ y w f9d x half       
reveal$1 half conceal$ 9 smoke & mi/ &  
/eam1 ?r\gh :i* ! /range %afts /ruggle  
up to ! light1 :ile all r\nd ! horizon !
 sn[ peaks sil5tly %imm] above ! noisy1 
hidd5 t[n4 ,if y h ! /ill bett] =tune to
 rea* x late 9 ! ev5+ y w see an ,alp9e 
gl[ t ! ,alps h nev] se54 ,9 ! middle ( 
! day ! m\nta9s disappe> & !re is no?+ b
 gl>e & glitt]1 union m5 & loaf]s ab\t4 
,illu/ration     ,,xxi ,,anaconda1      
,,montana  ,i h se5 _m volcanoes1 a few 
9 eruption--t 0 t]rible--b ?is great    
smelt] at ,anaconda always1 :ile ,i 0   
!re1 p\r+ f its great /ack high on !    
m\nta9 its endless cl\d pall ( heavy1   
drift+1 fall+ smoke1 0 m wond]ful--= ?is

 volcano is man's "w & "o ( ! ,wond]s ( 
,"w4 ,dead & gray & b>e are ! ne>by     
hills1 glori\s ! sn[-cov]$ peaks f> (f1 
b incr$ible is ?is endless roll+1 *ang+ 
pill> ( cl\d1 always !re1 yet always    
diff]5t--& t c\ntry cov]$ ) great lakes1
 wat]less1 glitt]+1 great lava b$s (    
refuse /ret*+ away 9 e direction d[n !  
m\nta9 sides into ! valleys1 swall[+ up 
e ve/ige ( life1 yet beautiful ) !      
beauty ( dea?--a dea?1 a plague :i* day 
by day spreads f>!r & f>!r ov] !        
l&--sil5tly ov]:elm+1 all-dev\r+--a     
sil5t place ( smoke & fire4             
,illu/ration     ,,xxii ,,approa* ,,to  
,,dulu?1 ,,! ,,l& ,,( ,,"w ,,& ,,beauty 
,! l9es ( ! w9d+ wat]ways1 ea* lead+ to 
a furnace1 a mill1 an elevator1 are     
simply beautiful & ! color absolutely   
lovely4 ,?is is ! mod]n l&scape--a      
l&scape t ,claude w\ld h lov$4 ,all 8   
composition is 9 x--only ! mills h      
replac$ ! palaces1 ! tre/le ! aqu$uct2  
in/ead ( ! /one p9e1 !re /&s ! wat] t[]2
 in/ead ( ! cypress1 ! automatic signal2

 in/ead ( ! ,cross1 ! trolley pole4     
,soon1 h[ev]1 all ?is w g--! my/]y ( !  
smoke w vani% 9 ! cle>ness (            
electricity1 & ! my/]y ( ! tre/le 9 !   
pla9ness ( ! concrete bridge4 ,b x is "h
 n[1 & ! ?+ is to delight 9 x4 ,arti/s  
don't see x--& ! railroad m5 :o h made x
 don't "k any m ?an ! ,greeks :at a     
m>vell\s ?+ !y h made4    ,illu/ration  
,,xxiii ,,ore ,,:>ves1 ,,dulu?  ,mighty1
 t]rify+ are ^! mon/]s--fill$ *ock-full 
) ore1 :i*1 :5 ! empty /eam]s come      
alongside1 vomit ro>+ r$ & gold & br[n  
/reams ( ore t load !m 9 half an h\r1 or
 less1 & !n are ready = m4              
,illu/ration     ,,xxiv ,,ore ,,m9es1   
,,hibb+  ,if "o wants an idea ( :at !   
,culebra ,cut look$ l1 :5 ! ,panama     
,canal 0 be+ dug ?r\gh ! m\nta9s1 x is  
only necess>y to g to ! ore m9es ne>    
,dulu?4 ,!re are ! same great t]races1 !
 same /eam %ovels1 digg+ & load+ ! dirt1
 ! same eng9es & tra9s1 & 9 "s ( ! pits 
! =ms are ev5 f9e--amphi!atres1--only ! 
seats & /eps are gigantic4 ,b :5 ! %ad[s

 beg9 to creep up f bel[1 ! place       
becomes a !atre = ! gods1 a !atre :]e   
!re are no spectators1 & ! actors are ! 
/eam %ovels ) _! :ite plumes & ! eng9es 
) _! black cl\ds4 ,b !y are f9] f> ?an  
any poor mumm]'s make%ifts4 ,& e n[ & !n
 comes a bur/ ( applause z a bla/ is    
fir$ m ?rill+ ?an ev] he>d 9 a play     
!atre4 ,?is is ! !atre ( ! ,wond] ( ,"w4
    ,illu/ration     ,,xxv ,,fl\r       
,,mills1 ,,m9neapolis  ,! mills (       
,m9neapolis are z impressive z !        
ca!drals ( ,france4 ,!re are places on !
 riv] :]e !y gr\p !mselves into ! same  
compositions1 ) ! bridges bel[ !m1 t ,i 
f\nd ye>s ago at ,albi--only ! color is 
diff]5t3 ! rosy r$ ( ! ,fr5* brick is   
*ang$ to dull concrete gray4 ,! tree    
masses bel[ are ! same1 & ! old /one    
railroad bridge ov] ! ,mississippi is j 
z drawable z t ov] ! ,t>n4 ,! beauty ( !
 fl\r mills is ! beauty ( use--!y c>ry  
out ,william ,morris's !ory t ev]y?+    
useful %\ld be beautiful--b ,i don't "k 
:at he w\ld h said to !m4 ,!re are o!r  

subjects :i* recall ,tivoli1 :]e !      
/reams gu% out f ! bluffs or tumble &   
ru% & ro> f d>k cav]ns betwe5 ! huge    
mod]n masses ( masonry z f9ely z !y d 9 
f>-away ,italy4 ,^? 7 ! %r9es ( !       
gods--^! are ! temples ( "w1 ! temples (
 our "t4    ,illu/ration     ,,xxvi ,,! 
,,incl9e1 ,,c9c9nati  ,!re are hundr$s (
 ^! incl9es--asc5seurs1 f9icul>i1 9 !   
_w--all fasc9at+ f above or bel[--b ,i  
"k ( none s fasc9at+ z ?is ev5 among !  
numb]s at ,c9c9nati--none 9 :i* ! pit*  
is /eep]1 ! /op s sudd5--none :]e !     
/reets lead direct to ! he>t ( ! city2  
no city s dom9at$1 conc5trat$1 at its   
he>t1 by its lone :ite skyscrap]1 z     
,c9c9nati4 ,t is :y ,i drew x2 &1 z ,i  
drew1 ! boy :o op5$ & %ut ! gates came &
 told me he want$ to be a poet1 t he 0 a
 poet1 & t ,poe 0 ! greate/ ,am]ican    
au?or1 :i* mo/ great ,am]icans d n "k1 &
 t he lov$ ,%elley1 & s ,i recomm5d$    
,:itman to him1 ( :om he _h n he>d1 &   
advis$ him to att5d to 8 gates & 8      
poetry & !n he might d some?+4 ,& he    

ask$ me if ,i _h done any?+ myself4 ,if 
,i _h made good6 ,well1 h ,i8           
,illu/ration     ,,xxvii ,,victor       
,,emmanuel ,,monum5t1 ,,rome  ,a triumph
 ( misdirect$ "w :i* has swall[$        
millions ) no result--only :ile x 0 be+ 
built1 ! scaffold+ :i* surr\nd$ x 0     
magnific5t1 & f :]e ,i made ! draw+ on !
 ,palat9e x told ! /ory ( anci5t1       
m$ival1 & mod]n "w 9 ,rome4             
,illu/ration     ,,xxviii ,,rebuild+ ,,!
 ,,campanile1 ,,v5ice  ,! *anges 9 !    
me?ods ( "w betwe5 ,canaletto's "t & m9e
 7 nev] m cle>ly %[n4 ,:5 he drew !     
build+ be+ re/or$1 x 0 hidd5 9          
scaffold+2 :5 x 0 rebuilt1 z ,i saw x1 a
 few ye>s ago1 ev]y?+ 0 done f ! inside1
 till ! top 0 rea*$1 m5 & mat]ials be+  
c>ri$ up on elevators4 ,x is said "o (  
our +5i\s ,am]ican ,capta9s ( ,labor    
(f]$ to rebuild x free if ! ,v5etians   
w\ld let him put two elevators 91 & h ! 
pr(its ( !m = tw5ty-five ye>s1 aft] :i* 
he w\ld h& x to ! city & retire on !    
results4 ,! ,syndic decl9$1 b put 9 !   

elevators4    ,illu/ration     ,,xxix   
,,return ,,f ,,"w1 ,,c>r>a1 ,,italy  ,i 
h nev] se5 any?+ s impressive z !       
qu>ries at ,c>r>a4 ,! great :ite masses 
"o c see z ! tra9 passes ,c>r>a /ation1 
or f ,pisa1 are n sn[1 z _m ?9k1 b      
m>ble--high on ! tops ( ! m\nta9s1      
qu>ri$ = c5turies by regim5ts ( m5 :o   
toil on foot1 9 tra9s or are swung up 9 
baskets to ! summit4 ,!n d[n ! r\ghe/   
track1 only smoo!d by ! blocks1 ! m>ble 
is dragg$ by teams ( ox51 driv5 by m5   
sitt+ backw>d1 to ! railroad or ! h>bor4
 ,! contra/ betwe5 ! dazzl+ blocks1 !   
blue sky & black trees1 & unt\*$ m\nta9 
side is int5se4    ,illu/ration         
,,xxx ,,! ,,new ,,bay ,,( ,,baie1       
,,italy  ,i h no d\bt ,i %all be told ,i
 am *eekily reckless to tackle ,turn]'s 
subject--,i h ev5 kn[n a collector to   
get rid ( ?is pr9t ) scorn--b ,i am glad
 ,i drew x4 ,i d n "k if ,turn] made 8  
draw+ f ! same po9t4 ,j :]e1 aft] ! long
 climb up ! hill f ,naples1 betwe5 !    
cliffs1 ! road beg9s to desc5d1 x turns1

 & all ?is is be=e y4 ,i d n "k :e!r x w
 be 9 exi/5ce :5 ! book appe>s1 or      
batt]$ to ru91 b ,i d "k t n[h]e 9 ! _w 
is !re su* a comb9ation ( classic &     
m$ival motives & ! _s ( mod]n "w z 9 ?is
 view f ! top ( ! hill look+ d[n on ! l&
 & ! sea ne> ,naples4    ,illu/ration   
,,xxxi ,,! ,,h>bor ,,at ,,g5oa1 ,,italy 
,9 ,italy alone c ! wond] ( ! old & new 
"w be f\nd4 ,?is subject mu/ h be5      
sket*$ by ,claude--= ^! two ligh?\ses   
appe>--or o!rs l !m--possibly at ,civita
 ,vec*ia1 aga9 & aga9 9 8 pa9t+s4 ,b he 
nev] saw ! h>bor cr[d$ ) /eam]s1 !      
tw9kl+ l9es ( electric light1 ! cranes1 
! eng9es & ! docks4 ,i h1 & h tri$ to   
draw !m all4    ,illu/ration     ,,xxxii
 ,,! ,,great ,,:ite ,,cl\d1 ,,le$s  ,i  
saw ?is extraord9>y effect "o day at    
,le$s4 ,no?+ c\ld be f9] ?an ! way !    
great1 /range furnaces told l ca/les--& 
!y are "w ca/les--aga9/ ! great :ite    
cl\ds ( a summ] day 9 ,engl&4           
,illu/ration     ,,xxxiii ,,potl&1      
,,engl&  ,on its little hill1 entirely  

cov]+ x among ! ,five ,t[ns1 /&s ?is "w 
t[n4 ,pott]y kilns & *imneys1 & n *ur*  
spires & campanile1 cr[n x4 ,b 9 t l& ( 
"w--coal m9es & factory /acks ab\t--x is
 p]fect z a composition--z f9e z any ( !
 little t[ns ,rembr&t drew & ,dr] built4
 ,i don't ev5 "k its "n4    ,illu/ration
     ,,xxxiv ,,! ,,riv] ,,( ,,"w1       
,,le$s1 ,,engl&  ,sl[-mov+1 fil?y1      
black--"h & !re gleams ( iridesc5ce     
lovely z old glass--t come f oil wa/e on
 ! wat]--x w9ds smellily ?r\gh ! ,black 
,c\nty ( ,engl&4 ,!re are _m ( ^! riv]s 
9 ! _w4 ,ov] !m brood black1 murky      
cl\ds1 great black *imneys vomit black  
smoke1 & !n = a mom5t ! sun breaks ?r\gh
 & turns all to glory4    ,illu/ration  
,,xxxv ,,! ,,great ,,*imney1 ,,brad=d   
,!re x /ood1 solit>y--beyond1 beh9d1    
bel[--climb+ up ! endless hills         
silh\ett+ ! horizon1 reveal$ & hidd5 by 
%[]s1 smoke1 cl\ds1 *imneys & *imneys & 
*imneys--! endless l&m>ks ( indu/rial   
,engl&4  ,?is et*+ illu/rates1 too1 !   
necessity ( do+ ! ,wond] ( ,"w :5 y f9d 

a subject1 & n say+1 ,i w come aga9 & d 
x lat]--& y mu/ f9d y\r subjects =      
y\rself3 no "o c tell y :]e !re is a f9e
 smoke effect or a /unn+ /eam jet4 ,i _h
 made ! et*+ & lat] 0 9 ,brad=d aga9 &  
w5t back to look at x4 ,n only _h x all 
be5 f5c$ 91 b a new factory 0 be+ built 
r\nd x--x _h completely disappe>$4      
,illu/ration     ,,xxxvi ,,! ,,great    
,,/ack1 ,,%effield  ,if ei!r y h !      
bra9s1 or x is cle> en\gh1 y c see ?is  
great /ack dom9at+ ! :ole l&scape &     
t[nscape z y come out ( ! railroad      
/ation at ,%effield4 ,a great ,am]ican  
lit]>y p]son actually saw x & regrett$1 
on an editorial page1 t no arti/ ev]    
look$ at su* subjects2 b :5 ,i n only   
wrote him t ,i _h et*$ x already & s5t  
him a pro( to prove x1 he nev] ackn[l$g$
 my lett]1 b he kept ! pro(4 ,i may say 
t 9 #ahhc ,i made a s]ies ( illu/rations
 ( "w subjects 9 ,%effield :i* 7 pr9t$ 9
 ,h>p]'s ,magaz9e4 ,two ?+s always      
impress$ me 9 t t[n--! boil+ wat] 9 !   
riv]s & ! abom9able habits ( ! natives 9

 ! /reets1 :o f across ! riv]s & beh9d  
walls & o!r safe places 'eave arf a     
brick at y if y d>e to draw4            
,illu/ration     ,,xxxvii ,,?ames       
,,works1 ,,london  ,along ! sunny ,?ames
 /ill l+] ! old docks1 old              
w>eh\ses--work$ 9 ! old out-(-date      
way--mo/ly by h&4 ,a%ore & afloat ! port
 ( ,london is ! mo/ out-(-date place 9 !
 _w--& x's sc>cely ev5 picturesque any  
long]4    ,illu/ration     ,,xxxviii    
,,s*neid]',s ,,works ,,at ,,creusot     
,?is is ! ,volcano ( ,"w1 & ! bla/      
furnaces are its crat]4 ,"r 9 ! t[n1 b  
bel[ x1 surr\nd$ by high hills1 x /&s1 &
 y c1 f ! corn] ( ! ,gr&e ,rue1 look d[n
 into ! see?+ dep?s ( x--& e little :ile
 x pants1 x ro>s1 & !n explodes 9 fire &
 fume4 ,?is draw+ 0 made f ! hills      
opposite ! t[n1 b %[s h[ l ! crat] ( a  
volcano ! :ole place is4    ,illu/ration
     ,,xxxix ,,old ,,& ,,new ,,mills1   
,,val5ci5nes  ,n[h]e h ,i ev] se5 ! old 
& ! new s contra/$ z "h1 bo? mills      
work+--bo? pictorial--& bo? probably n[ 

de/roy$4    ,illu/ration     ,,xl ,,!   
,,lake ,,( ,,fire1 ,,*>l]oi1 ,,belgium  
,at night all furnaces are inf]nal1 b   
,*>l]oi is ! mo/ t]rify+ ( all4 ,by !   
roadside 0 a black lake beyond a ro>+   
furnace4 ,an eng9e pu%$ a c> ( molt5    
slag to ! top ( ! dump & dump$ x4 ,!    
liv+ liquid fire ro>$ & tumbl$ into !   
lake1 turn+ x to fire4    ,illu/ration  
,,xli ,,! ,,great ,,dump1 ,,*>l]oi1     
,,belgium  ,ne> all great works ^! great
 dumps are1 b none ,i h se5 are s great 
z ^? ( ,belgium4 ,! refuse is c>ri$ by  
travell]s to !m1 receiv$ ei!r by girls  
:o no long] dress z ,meuni] saw !m1 b 9 
co>se1 ?ick1 %ort g[ns1 _! hair ti$ up 9
 :ite t[els4 ,or ! slag & dirt are dump$
 directly on ! gr[+ m\nta91 & ?is refuse
 falls 9 ! mo/ beautiful l9es & ! mo/   
lovely grays & br[ns1 l velvet or ! fur 
( "s huge bea/1 :i* gr[s & gr[s1 t[]+   
ov] ! *imneys1 ! furnaces loom+ up ?r\gh
 ! smoke1 always gr[+ & gr[+1 f$ by !   
travell]s :i* c>ry to x an endless *a9 (
 creak+ buckets high 9 air1 sometimes = 

a kilometre1 ov] pl\gh$ fields &        
sl[-mov+ riv]s1 to ^! "w m\nta9s4       
,illu/ration     ,,xlii ,,! ,,iron      
,,gate1 ,,*>l]oi1 ,,belgium  ,high 9 !  
air ! iron gate hangs--! entrance to !  
great works4 ,:5 !re is a /rike x comes 
d[n1 & n only is x topp$ ) %>p spikes1  
b1 ,i 0 told1 x c\ld be *>g$ )          
electricity & is pi]c$ ) holes ?r\gh :i*
 to %oot4 ,on ei!r side are gu>d-h\ses  
on ! wall1 fitt$ ) guns--all ^!         
prep>ations made = /rik]s1 = indu/rial  
w>4 ,n[ t real w> has come1 ,i wond] :at
 "p ! iron gate plays4    ,illu/ration  
,,xliii ,,cranes1 ,,duisburg1 ,,g]many  
,i "k no?+ ( ! lift+ p[] or any o!r     
accompli%m5ts ( ^! cranes1 b ,i d "k t  
n[h]e 9 ! _w are !re su* huge1 su*      
picturesque cranes z ^? ( ,g]many1 & 9  
,g]many ! f9e/ are 9 & ar\nd ,duisburg &
 ,hamburg4 ,!y may n c>ry any m ?an1 or 
z mu* z1 ,am]ican ma*9es1 b !y are f>   
bigg] & m drawable1 & ^? on ! high banks
 ( ! ,rh9e sup]bly plac$1 ea* full ( "*1
 ea* wor? draw+4    ,illu/ration        

,,xliv ,,new ,,rh9e1 ,,g]many  ,! ,rh9e 
is wond]ful f ! sea to ! s\rce--b f9e z 
"o f9ds ! old ca/les & ! comb9ations (  
old ca/les & new mills1 ! new mills1 new
 ,rh9e ca/les1 h made a new riv]1 & !y  
are ! mo/ int]e/+ ?+s on x4             
,illu/ration     ,,xlv ,,build+ ,,!     
,,railroad ,,/ation ,,leipzig1 ,,g]many 
,x is difficult to tell :e!r an ,am]ican
 railroad /ation is a ,greek temple1 a  
,*ri/ian ,sci5ce *ur*1 a free libr>y1 a 
bank1 a museum1 or a millionaire's      
resid5ce or 8 tomb4 ,a ,g]man railroad  
/ation looks l a railroad /ation & no?+ 
else4  ,i believe ?is /ation is l>g]--x 
is c]ta9ly f> bett] design$ ?an any?+ 9 
,am]ica--b ! build+ ( x1 ) ! great1     
half-f9i%$ ar*es loom+ up1 0 a spl5did  
motive4 ,i 0 9 ,leipzig 9 ,april1 #aiad1
 drew ?is2 ,i return$ 9 ,june & !       
subject 0 gone2 all t rema9$ 0 !        
,graphic ,art & ,book ,exhibition1 !    
f9e/ ev] held any:]e4 ,& t 0 ru9$ by !  
fools :o br\ght on ! fool w>4           
,illu/ration     ,,xlvi ,,build+ ,,!    

,,bridge ,,at ,,cologne  ,drawn aft] w> 
0 decl>$ ) ,russia1 #aiad4  ,x is a     
fa%ion ( ! art critic to praise         
,japanese arrangem5t & con/ruction4 ,no 
,japanese ev] design$ s pictorial & s   
p[]ful a bridge z ?is1 yet1 on ! :ole1 x
 looks l a ,japanese bridge & has !     
feel+ ( "o1 b x is d\btful if ! eng9e]  
:o design$ x ev] saw ,hiro%igi's pr9ts4 
,illu/ration     ,,xlvii ,,build+ ,,!   
,,bism>ck1 ,,hamburg  ,i believe !      
,bism>ck is ! bigge/ %ip--or ! bigge/   
,g]man %ip--yet laun*$2 ! crane beside  
h] is ! bigge/ & ! mo/ wond]fully       
controll$ ,i h ev] se5 any:]e1 & ! :ole 
made a composition z f9e z any?+ 9 !    
,wond] ( ,"w4    ,illu/ration           
,,xlviii ,,! ,,hut ,,( ,,! ,,cape ,,(   
,,good ,,hope  ,nev] any:]e1 ev5 9      
ord]ly ,g]many1 h ,i se5 su* an ord]ly  
place z ?is /eel works1 & yet x 0       
picturesque4 ,e *imney1 retort1 &       
furnace seem$ to be clean$ daily4 ,!re 0
 9 ! late aft]noon light a beautiful    
blue %e5 on ! furnaces1 ! brick ( !     

*imneys 0 delicate r$ :i* h>moniz$ ) !  
gold & rose fumes f ! bla/s1 amid all ! 
:ite smoke 0 pi]c$ ) purple & blue1 & 9 
front 0 ! gre5e/ grass plot ,i h ev]    
se51 kept1 l all ! works1 9 p]fect ord]1
 & ar\nd ! out] bord] eng9es 7 dragg+ ! 
mo/ lurid melt$ :ite-hot refuse--ro>+   
fire4    ,illu/ration     ,,xlix        
,,%ipy>d1 ,,hamburg1 ,,g]many  ,! patt]n
 ( ! /eel "w ( ?is %ipbuild+ y>d 0 l    
lace1 yet 9 ?is delicate lacework maze !
 mo/ p[]ful m5-(-w>1 ! l>ge/ m]*ant     
%ips1 7 built & laun*$--yet ! effect (  
^! y>ds 0 filmy1 delicate1 gossam]--!   
mo/ beautiful l9es ,i "k 9 ! ,wond] (   
,"w4    ,illu/ration     ,l ,,krupp',s  
,,works1 ,,ess51 ,,g]many  ,i %all n    
tell ! /ory h[ ,i made ?is pr9t--_m o!rs
 9 ! book h /ories1 too--b ,i w say t   
,ess5 is pictorially among ! lea/       
int]e/+ ( ! great "w cities ( ! _w1     
because1 fir/1 mu* ( x is new1          
up-to-date & !re=e un9t]e/+ arti/ically1
 &1 second1 because x /&s 9 a pla91     
surr\nd$ by high walls1 & ,i nev] h be5 

able to f9d a po9t :]e ,i c\ld see      
any?+4 ,/ill1 !re are great subjects 9 !
 %ops1 & ?is is "o ( !m4    ,illu/ration
     ,,li ,,p[]-,,h\se1 ,,b]l91 ,,g]many
  ,i always love ^! p[]-h\ses ) _! huge 
*imneys1 b x is r>e inde$ t !y compose s
 well z ?is4 ,b _m o!r indu/rial palaces
 9 ,b]l9 are f9e3 ! ,g5]al ,electric    
,company's works1 its dynamo build+     
%ops1 & ! city gasomet]s :i* h be5 made 
into mod]n "w ca/les ( ! mo/ enorm\s    
bulk2 & ! mu*-writt5-ab\t fl[]-cov]$    
build+s ( ! "w p4 ,all ^! make up !     
,wond] ( ,"w 9 ,b]l94    ,illu/ration   
,,lii ,,s*naaps ,,at ,,s*i$aam1 ,,holl& 
,z ! ,cont95tal express f ! ,hook (     
,holl& rea*$ ,s*i$aam ! travell] :o 0 n 
fa/ asleep--mo/ 7--c\ld see ! old t[n   
:]e "w cr[ns w>--ea* ba/ion be>s a      
w9dmill1 :ile f ! city )9 ! walls       
endlessly rise & sil5tly drift away     
masses ( :ite smoke cl\ds1 %[+ = "o     
mom5t1 hid+ ! next1 ! spires1 t[]s1 &   
domes ( ! city4 ,i d n "k :at makes !   
smoke cl\ds--:e!r ,s*naaps or n--b !re  

!y always are--& are always to be se5 f 
! /ation plat=m f :i* ,i made ! draw+4  
,illu/ration          ,,joseph          
,,p5nell',s ,,pictures      ,,( ,,!     
,,panama ,,canal       ,,fif? ,,pr9t+   
,tw5ty-eight reproductions ( li?ographs 
made on ! ,i/hmus ( ,panama1            
,janu>y-,m>*1 #aiab1 ) ,mr4 ,p5nell's   
introduction1 giv+ 8 exp]i5ces &        
impressions1 & a full description ( ea* 
picture4 ,volume #g by #aj in*es4       
,beautifully pr9t$ on dull-f9i%$ pap]4  
,li?ograph by ,mr4 ,p5nell on cov]4     
#a4be net4  ,mr4 ,p5nell cont9ues 9 ?is 
publication ! f9e "w :i* has won = him s
 mu* des]v$ popul>ity4 ,he does n m]ely 
portray ! te*nical side ( ! "w1 b r     
pref]s ! human elem5t4--,am]ican ,art   
,news4        ,,joseph ,,p5nell',s      
,,pictures      ,,9 ,,! ,,l& ,,(        
,,temples  ,=ty reproductions (         
li?ographs made 9 ! ,l& ( ,temples1     
,m>*-,june1 #aiac1 toge!r ) impressions 
& notes by ! arti/4 ,introduction by ,w4
 ,h4 ,d4 ,r\se1 ,litt4 ,d4 ,cr[n qu>to1 

pr9t$ on dull-f9i%$ pap]1 li?ograph by  
,mr4 ,p5nell on cov]4 #a4be net4  ,mr4  
,p5nell's draw+s ( classical temples z  
!y h come d[n to u are among ! v be/ "w 
( ?is k9d t he has ev] done4            
,,our ,,philadelphia       ,,by         
,,elizabe? ,,rob9s ,,p5nell             
,,illu/rat$ ,,by ,,joseph ,,p5nell      
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