Deciphering the Mississippi River Iconography of Frederick Oakes Sylvester
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"When Frederick Oakes Sylvester (1869-1915) arrived in St. Louis in 1892 he brought with him an imagination already piqued by the mysteries of the Mississippi River. He became acquainted with the river in 1891 while working in New Orleans at Newcomb College, the women's division of Tulane University. From that introduction he proceeded to entwine intimately the iconography of the river with his own quest for meaning in life and his search for the purpose of human existence. The effects of his investigation are reflected in his creative output of paintings and poems. Four paintings in the collection of the Museum of Art and Archaeology, as well as several poems, wiII be considered here."--First paragraph.
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