Charles Sumner: “Suffice it to say that art throughout the whole country must suffer…”

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Suffice it to say that art throughout the whole country must suffer, if Congress crowns with its patronage anything which is not truly artistic.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that poor artistic choices by Congress will harm the overall quality of art in the country.

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Charles Sumner: “Suffice it to say that art throughout the whole country must suffer, if Congress crowns with its patronage anything…”