The craftsman . * •*^^: The Raskin Cross at Contston, See Page 271 COLOR* AN EXPRESSION OF MODERN Liri: ^ BY iKi:Ni: sargent -^ -^ ^^^ERTAIN waves or vibrations which affect the fibres^^ or rods of the optic nerve are translated by thebrain into color. And this internal sensation^ with noexternal or objective existence, constitutes one of the live-liest pleasures known to the human being, whether he besavage or civilized. The infant and the barbarian alike,with the undeveloped or the uneducated retina, grasp witha cry of delight, a fragment of scarlet fabric, while thepossessors oi hereditary
The craftsman . * •*^^: The Raskin Cross at Contston, See Page 271 COLOR* AN EXPRESSION OF MODERN Liri: ^ BY iKi:Ni: sargent -^ -^ ^^^ERTAIN waves or vibrations which affect the fibres^^ or rods of the optic nerve are translated by thebrain into color. And this internal sensation^ with noexternal or objective existence, constitutes one of the live-liest pleasures known to the human being, whether he besavage or civilized. The infant and the barbarian alike,with the undeveloped or the uneducated retina, grasp witha cry of delight, a fragment of scarlet fabric, while thepossessors oi hereditary aesthetic culture derive exquisiteenjoyment from the ether-blues, the dark greens and theviolet of Puvis de Chavannes. Pity can not be too freelygiven to the blind who are unable to imagine, or whoknow no longer the sensation caused by the impact uponthe optic nerve of that force or energy which we call love of color may indeed be cmssed among the ap-petites. It is gross, fantastic, or restrained, ac
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