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"'It's a scientific, historic, precise'--and at every word his big hand made the glasses jump--'designation of him'"
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N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
"'It's a scientific, historic, precise'--and at every word his big hand made the glasses jump--'designation of him'"
1903
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Pa with Glasses
Andrew Wyeth
1936
Finally, the great scene of boyhood, the scene which will endear its hero to every generation of boys forever, the original of all the Jack the Giant Killer stories--David and Goliath
N.C. Wyeth
1929
Plate #2 | Poor Tom began to whine and shake | When with his spells the Wizard bound him | And set on him a monstrous snake | Which coiled its ugly self around him.
Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
"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
There the Sweetwater rushed into its greatest pool, and there Mr. Jordan took his flies from the book and got ready to cast
N.C. Wyeth
1912
Robin Hood and His Companions Lend Aid to Will o' th' Green from Ambush
Their arrows flew together, marvellous shots, each finding its prey.
N.C. Wyeth
1917
Headlong he leaped on the Boaster, and, snatching his knife from its scabbard . . .
N.C. Wyeth
1920
So the maiden went on, and little divined or imagined what was at work in his heart, that made him so awkward and speechless.
N.C. Wyeth
1920
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for But the Parrot's big grip closed quietly around his wrist and pinioned him
But the Parrot's big grip closed quietly around his wrist and pinioned him
N.C. Wyeth
1916
"I saw his horse jump back, dodgin' a rattlesnake or somethin' "
N.C. Wyeth
1905
Age grows calculating, but youth is spendthrift in its generosity. Even if the boy trudged home hungry, he intended that Jesus should be fed. He gave his evening meal to the Master
N.C. Wyeth
1929
Plate #8 | Behind him, skipping on its toes, | (Please do not ask me where its face is) | The Polynesian Wig-wag shows | A ballet dancer's airs and graces.
Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915