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Title: Portraits of great men and women of our time; with interesting testimonials by the most prominent art critics and leading men of intellect of France, England, Switzerland and America;
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Benziger, August
Subjects: Portraits
Publisher: (New York, Wynkoop Hallenberk Crawford Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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one andfilled with meaning and sentiment. Seated inhis ofiice, high in the Union Trust building, thelight from the East falls upon the face and bringsout to perfection the kindly spirit that looksforth from the clear eyes and which to Mr.Hinkles friends means the man himself. The pose of the portrait is natural and easyand the likeness so perfect that when both por-trait and subject are reflected by means of amirror, it is difficult to distinguish one from theother. Benziger is acknowledged one of thefour greatest portrait painters of the world to-day. DAYTON, 0., DAILY NEWS. The portrait of Major C. B. Clegg is on e.x-hibition in Dayton and the rare excellence of thework is attracting more than usual attention.It is the work of the famous portrait painter, A.Benziger, who is known in all art circles in thisand foreign countries as the leading painter oflikenesses of the times. The likeness is most excellent, while thecoloring in the picture makes it almost lifelikein its appearance.
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Portrait by A. Benziger __ WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTTwenty-seventh President of the United States. In the above portrait the intellect and big heart of the sitter are faithfully portrayed 23 PHILADELPHIA IXQCIRKR, December 9,190(5. A pupil of Honnat and Bougucrcau of Paris,Mr. Bcnziger was early trained in the truetechnics of painting. During upwards of eleven_\ears he has been known to fame, and has duringthis period, assiduously applied himself to char-acterization in portraiture unhampered andaccording to his own bent, with the result thathis work shows a brilliancy and individualitysecond to no other artist, while still in the fullpowers of young manhood. PHILADELPHIA EVENING TELEGRAPH,Thursday, December 20, 1906. An Eminent Artist VisitsPhiladelphia Auguslc Benzigcr the Distinguished SwissPortrait Painter HIS WORK NOW ON VIEW Mr. Benziger is gifted with natural powers ofobservation, with alert intelligence, and withcapacity for solid hard work, he has wrought outhis own salvation, in h

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