An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Individuality of Genius

Clapp, Henry Jr. "The Individuality of Genius." New York Saturday Press, October 29, 1859, 2.
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newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

This column discusses the "Trinity of Imagination" formed by Poetry, Painting, and Sculpture, and the "foe" to these artforms in the practice of "hero-worship." The column discusses the tendency of young artists to follow old models to express their ideas rather than follow new, imaginative, and individual courses. The column cites modern Architecture and Poetry as fields that generally fall to the practice of the use of old models and forms.

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