Keywords: alexander’s
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Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.
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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings
"The Maine Historical Society owns Alexander’s 1856 rendering of Bramhall, the Western Promenade Italianate mansion of John Bundy Brown, Portland’s…"
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"Yet Alexander’s attempt to actually make good on his grant by transporting settlers was an immediate and complete failure."
