ALS, 1878 May 9 and 1878 May 15 : New York, to Hon. George F. Edmunds, Washington, D.C.

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ALS, 1878 May 9 and 1878 May 15 : New York, to Hon. George F. Edmunds, Washington, D.C.

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The artist sends the senator a view of the King's River Canyon in California. In the second letter, Bierstadt relates his art to that of the senator's. "Mine is a language composed of hieroglyphics of form and color appreciated by the intelligent few -- while yours appeals to that class and also to the great mass of mankind ... in that living gallery ..."

1 p. and 3 1/2 p. ; 17.5 x 11 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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