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I took her in my arms and held her.

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I took her in my arms and held her.

I took her in my arms and held her.

(American, 1882 - 1945)

I took her in my arms and held her.

Alternate Title(s)

The Lovers

1906

37 7/8 × 24 1/2 in. (96.2 × 62.2 cm)

SUPP2000.216

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander Hodges

Not on view

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"I sat there in the sun, drifting with the wind, and held her in my arms till she died."

"I sat there in the sun, drifting with the wind, and held her in my arms till she died."

N.C. Wyeth

ca. 1919

I jumped down into the stream and caught her in my arms as she was losing her hold

I jumped down into the stream and caught her in my arms as she was losing her hold

N.C. Wyeth

1921

Ivy shut her eyes when she hit now. Those gibbering monkey men did not know it, but Ivy in her terror knew it; no longer was it arms swinging a vindictive ax, but it was an ax of panic swinging helpless arms.

Ivy shut her eyes when she hit now. Those gibbering monkey men did not know it, but Ivy in her terror knew it; no longer was it arms swinging a vindictive ax, but it was an ax of panic swinging helpless arms.

N.C. Wyeth

1930

"At first, for some time, I was not able to answer him one word; but as he had taken me in his arms, I held fast by him, or I should have fallen to the ground"

"At first, for some time, I was not able to answer him one word; but as he had taken me in his arms, I held fast by him, or I should have fallen to the ground"

N.C. Wyeth

1920

"Take Me Back--Inside," Alice Said to the Man Who Had Her in His Arms. "I Feel Cold Here."

"Take Me Back--Inside," Alice Said to the Man Who Had Her in His Arms. "I Feel Cold Here."

N.C. Wyeth

1908

"Pauline," he said feebly, and fainted in her arms

"Pauline," he said feebly, and fainted in her arms

N.C. Wyeth

1908

Now he knew--the gods had reserved her for him! He leaped at her like a lion, shouting: "I too have found what I wanted--my share of the wealth of Asia!"

Now he knew--the gods had reserved her for him! He leaped at her like a lion, shouting: "I too have found what I wanted--my share of the wealth of Asia!"

N.C. Wyeth

1931

Michael Strogoff went forward and took her hand.

Michael Strogoff went forward and took her hand.

N.C. Wyeth

1927

And when they came to the sword that the hand held, King Arthur took it up

And when they came to the sword that the hand held, King Arthur took it up

N.C. Wyeth

1917

The last morning Rowena came to my fire and, snatching the spider from me, took the job off my hands, baking the cakes while I ate

The last morning Rowena came to my fire and, snatching the spider from me, took the job off my hands, baking the cakes while I ate

N.C. Wyeth

1921

As I turned I saw her kneeling there, her hair all about her face, with her hands stretched out to me: and then I walked blindly away into the long grass of the marsh

As I turned I saw her kneeling there, her hair all about her face, with her hands stretched out to me: and then I walked blindly away into the long grass of the marsh

N.C. Wyeth

1921

And She Cast Her Arms about Him, and at Once They Rode Away

And She Cast Her Arms about Him, and at Once They Rode Away

Louis John Rhead

ca. 1898

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