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He to whom Nature begins to reveal her open secret will feel an irresistable yearning for her most worthy interpreter, Art. |
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The eye must be alert; must see the influences of one thing on another and bring all things into relation. |
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—Robert Henri, American Artist |
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Our way now lay through the beautiful lake of Peoria, whose clear surface reflected its sylvan banks
with a two-fold beauty. |
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—Schoolcraft, European explorer and recorder of the Lake Peoria region
circa 1800’s |
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