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Scholarly Essays

Scholarly Essays

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Scholarly Essays

Below you will find our archive of Scholarly Essays, saved as PDFs. Click on a Title to view the essay.

Alice Neel Erastus Salisbury Field Painting the People

Examining Americas Artistic Grassroots

In Vino Veritas Stone Jug and Contradictions of Temperance

Rockwell Kents Egypt Shadow and Light in Vermont

The Bennington Parian Project

The Lincoln Trilogy

The Walloomsac Inn

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