. International studio. ation of death. It is another proof of theimpression these plates have made that theyshould be linked with a lame so great as that ofHolbeins. He set the seal of his imagination onhis work and created a tradition that artists sincehave tried to emulate with scant success. ButMr. Smiths creative ability places his work in a of the great happenings of the war in which he more triumphant category. suffered and endured with millions of his is also no small measure of accomplishmentfor so young a man, an artist who has been con-cerned with advancing the art of let
. International studio. ation of death. It is another proof of theimpression these plates have made that theyshould be linked with a lame so great as that ofHolbeins. He set the seal of his imagination onhis work and created a tradition that artists sincehave tried to emulate with scant success. ButMr. Smiths creative ability places his work in a of the great happenings of the war in which he more triumphant category. suffered and endured with millions of his is also no small measure of accomplishmentfor so young a man, an artist who has been con-cerned with advancing the art of lettering (whichrequires marked precision for its best effects),that these plates do not show the influence of any If the terrors set down by Percy Smith werenot true, men would not go to war seen through thetear-dimmed eyes of those who love them. The artthat functions in The Dance of Death serves tokeep alive the spirit of great happenings. I I (lustrations courtesy oj Creatorex Gallery, London ] one forty-two APRIL 1922. WONG THE HILLS Uamuel ^f~Lalperl
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