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Letter from Mr.. Crinenden TO Mrs. L. Barbour
MADAM hope that the OCCASION and the sincere respect
have SO long entertained for you will warrant the liberty
about 10 take Of introducing you the bearer Mr. j. s. HART,
artist who is ambitious Of being employed TO make the Sta
tue in honor Of Mr. CLAr which the Association Of Ladies'
Of which you President propose to erect.


Mr.. HART is kcnuckian, who has suddenly broken in
upon the public attention by exhibition Of the xraord
nary talent satuary He is poor man, whose life
spent in abors till he lately drawn away from
humble empoyments by the force Of his genius One
Of the very earliest aspirations of his mind have been
form akeness of Mr.. CLar With this INTENT obscure and
unknown he followed Mr. CL.r from place place wherever
he could learn that he make Speech merely for the
were, the life Of the man He has atcy accomplished his
object and has produced bust of Mr. Clay that in my
Judgment far surpasses all the works Of the kind that have
This is the universal judgment Of all those who
have here If he has with him TO exhibit TO you,
hope he has may say, without much figure of language
that il will speak for ITSELF


To Judge Of properly, ought TO I've known that Mr. Clay
did for this likeness than co hours The artist
had the wonderful talent sculpture from the image in his
own mind Mr. HEaLr the celebrated painter, who the
bust Lexington did, hearing express the most enthu
siasic praise and admiration of il.


am persuaded that such genius his only requires the
opportunity display itself And that if he should bc
fortunate obtain such paonesses and your Soce
ty he will eclipse all competitions and make for you finer
Statue Of Mr.. Clay than any other living do.


have the honor to be, with respect,


IL. CRITTENDEN


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