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SPRINGFIELD, MASS., ART MUSEUM, LIBRARY SQUARE. Famous the world over for the valuable art
collection of George Walter Vincent Smith. (See other side.)
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By Geo. S Graves, Springfield, Mass
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THE ART MUSEUM is an institution famed not only in this
country, but throughout European capitals and the far East. This
is because it houses the invaluable art colection of George Walter
Vincent Smith. At the age of 18 Mr. Smith began to acquire beau-
tiful examples of art, and since his retirement from business at 35,
his life has been devoted to the cultivation of the art sense, and the
accumulation of a marvelous collection of art works from all parts of
the world, a considerable part of which are now in the Art Museum.
This building in Italian Renaissance style is one of the most
beautiful examples of befitting architecture in the country. Along
its frieze are wrought in metal letters the names of great artists, and
for the first time in the history of the world, the names of Japanese
artists rank with those of Europe. In all this work, interior and
exterior, Mr. Smith's taste was a governing factor. Public spirited
citizens of Springfield contributed $140,000 toward the erection of
this noble home of art. Springfield people are justly proud of it.
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