The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . good taste, and a clear perception of the difference in functionbetween industrial and fine art, then it becomes a simple matter to estimatethe language of each by whatever tongue it is spoken. Art is the one universallanguage, and national types are but accents or dialects of the same. Here inthis Catalogue is the permanent echo of the Centennial Exhibition, wherein theobjects most conspicuous for their beauty, or in the technical skill displayed intheir construction, are offered lor the appreciation of the world and of
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . good taste, and a clear perception of the difference in functionbetween industrial and fine art, then it becomes a simple matter to estimatethe language of each by whatever tongue it is spoken. Art is the one universallanguage, and national types are but accents or dialects of the same. Here inthis Catalogue is the permanent echo of the Centennial Exhibition, wherein theobjects most conspicuous for their beauty, or in the technical skill displayed intheir construction, are offered lor the appreciation of the world and of future ages. Living men who remember with pride the year of celebration when thenation became a century old, may here see reminders of much that was enjoy-able, admirable and wonderful at Philadelphia. Men who are yet unborn willrecognize in this permanent record of a national triumph the evidence that,though one hundred years had somewhat changed the character of their ances-tors, time had in no wise eliminated from the national heart a thoughtful carefor i i!if». >*^-^ .it: ^^;F^ / ^^^^:: -.•••.^ f ^ . Jim :• •Xi ^V ^^l:;<cs, ^ *•• ?.Si-,--
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