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He was searching the Old Testament for some strong and bitter text.
Image Not Available for He was searching the Old Testament for some strong and bitter text.
(American, 1882 - 1945)

He was searching the Old Testament for some strong and bitter text.

Oil on canvas
1906
dimensions unavailable
SUPP2000.1267
Private collection
Not on view
The boy, Moses, clad in princely garments, witnessed the bitter suffering of his people at the hands of the Egyptian taskmasters. As he grew in years he became increasingly conscious of his kinship with the oppressed and exploited workers
The boy, Moses, clad in princely garments, witnessed the bitter suffering of his people at the hands of the Egyptian taskmasters. As he grew in years he became increasingly conscious of his kinship with the oppressed and exploited workers
N.C. Wyeth
1928
He Was as Good a Wrestler as He Was a Good Swordsman, but, with Bitter Anger in My Heart and a Vision of the Haunted Wood before My Eyes, I Think I Could Have Wrestled with Hercules and Won
He Was as Good a Wrestler as He Was a Good Swordsman, but, with Bitter Anger in My Heart and a Vision of the Haunted Wood before My Eyes, I Think I Could Have Wrestled with Hercules and Won
Frank E. Schoonover
1931
"In the morning I took the Bible; and beginning at the New Testament, I began seriously to read it--"
"In the morning I took the Bible; and beginning at the New Testament, I began seriously to read it--"
N.C. Wyeth
1920
He perceived, at some yards from the ruin of the building, an old man surrounded by weeping children.
He perceived, at some yards from the ruin of the building, an old man surrounded by weeping children.
N.C. Wyeth
1927
No four-year-old in the county / Could beat him for pretty and strong
No four-year-old in the county / Could beat him for pretty and strong
N.C. Wyeth
1912
Fremont and the Pathfinder Flag, calendar layout (borders and text blocks)
Fremont and the Pathfinder Flag, calendar layout (borders and text blocks)
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1942
The White Company Day was already breaking in the east, and Sir Nigel's company, three hundred strong, were on their way for the defile.
The White Company
Day was already breaking in the east, and Sir Nigel's company, three hundred strong, were on their way for the defile.
N.C. Wyeth
1922
The Brushwood Folk and the Castle of Villefranche High and strong the chateau, lowly and weak the brushwood hut, but God help the seigneur and his lady when the men of the brushwood set their hands to the work of revenge!
The Brushwood Folk and the Castle of Villefranche High and strong the chateau, lowly and weak the brushwood hut, but God help the seigneur and his lady when the men of the brushwood set their hands to the work of revenge!
N.C. Wyeth
1922
--A careless, strong willful white man who had lived the Indian life for many years--
--A careless, strong willful white man who had lived the Indian life for many years--
N.C. Wyeth
1908
He looked at the boy a long time and fancied he could see some resemblance to the portrait.
He looked at the boy a long time and fancied he could see some resemblance to the portrait.
N.C. Wyeth
1930 / 1931
"It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle."
"It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle."
N.C. Wyeth
1921
The effect was startling. The man's feet left the ground and he fell with a thud as if dropped from some height . . .
The effect was startling. The man's feet left the ground and he fell with a thud as if dropped from some height . . .
N.C. Wyeth
1925