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"Our Artists in Rome," Public Ledger, Aug 16, 1876
The article reprints a part of a Brewster article for the Boston Advertiser in which the journalist lists US-American artists who left Rome to spend the summer elsewhere. Brewster mentions Story and Tilton among others.
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"Art and Artists," Boston Evening Transcript, May 22, 1876
The reprint of a Brewster article in the Phildelphia Bulletin describes Alma Tadema's studio in Rome.
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"A Dish of Italian Scandal," Chicago Tribune, Oct 18, 1872
This reprint of a Boston Adertiser Letter by Brewster recounts a quarrel between the Saxon Duchess Marguerite and King Victor Emmanuel.
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"The Bookery," Godey's Lady's Book, Jan 1896 to July 1898
"The Bookery" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that recounts the magazine's newest book recommendations, complete with summaries, information about the authors, and short critiques. The column covers all kinds of social and cultural topics and…
"All the Books," Godey's Lady's Book, [Oct] 1892 to Feb 1894
"All the Books" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book in which American author and journalist John Habberton recounts his newest book recommendations, complete with summaries, information about the authors, and short critiques. His recommendations cover…
"Editors' Table," Godey's Lady's Book, Jan 1840 to Dec 1877
"Editor's Table" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that covers a vast variety of topics, often relating to women's issues in some way. Recurring topics include book recommendations and literary reviews, short biographies of public figures and…
"American Artists in Rome," Washington Union, March 26, 1853
The Washington Union reprints part of a Greenwood article for the National Era. At the end, a passage on Gibson and Hosmer is added, which is transcribed here.
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"Greenwood Leaves from over the Sea," National Era, March 10, 1853
The article discusses the work of several US-American artists in Rome. It ends on a note about the carnival in Rome.
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"Letters from the Capital," National Era, April 1, 1852
Another example of Grace Greenwood's column "Letters from the Capital" for the National Era.
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Reprint of Greenwood Letter, Daily American Telegraph, April 12, 1852
The reprint of the National Era starts with an account of Mary Stuart. Eventually, however, the article pays tribute to Charlotte Cushman as a hard-working genius on stage characterized by passion, tenderness, force, and…
Greenwood Employment, National Era, Nov 28, 1850
The National Era reprints a note in which Greenwood's employment for the said paper is announced.
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Letter from Anne Brewster to Mary Howell, July 8, 1864
Anne Brewster describes the fiancé of her cousin Frank as a "well-posé person" whose manners she feels drawn to. She adds: "Had I been alone with her I should have kissed her [inserted] but I would not take a liberty with her before any one for fear…
"Select Miscellany," The Enterprise and Vermonter, May 27, 1881
The summary of the articles in the recent issue of Lippincott's Magazine claims that Tincker's novel By the Tiber has sparked immense interest in Anne Brewster and her network.
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"American Artists in Rome," Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, Feb 1869
The article starts with a graphic description of the Piazza di Spagna in a first-person plural narrative. It further includes passages on pieces of art in the studios that Brewster visited, buyers of portraits, reasons for purchases, the historical…
Haps and Mishaps Review, London Athenaeum, Nov 18, 1854
The reviewer belittles Greenwood's admiring accounts of well-known people in her Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe. The author criticizes her for misinterpreting certain conversations.
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Letter from Anne Brewster to Mary Howell, June 27-29, 1863
Anne Brewster remembers her days in Naples. She advises Mary Howell to go with Charlotte Cushman to Rome, a trip for which Cushman will apparently pay. Brewster calls Cushman "immortal." Brewster assures Howell that "you are different from her other…
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