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"Foreign Gossip," Detroit Free Press, June 7, 1869
"Foreign Gossip" is a column in theDetroit Free Press thatgives accounts of any political, cultural, or social news abroad. Anne Brewster has contributed reports from Rome as a correspondent.The included file only serves as an example illustration of…
"American Artists in Rome," Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, Feb 1869
The article starts with a graphic description of the Piazza di Spagna in a first-person plural narrative. It further includes passages on pieces of art in the studios that Brewster visited, buyers of portraits, reasons for purchases, the historical…
"Letter from Rome," Boston Daily Advertiser, April 29, 1871
Brewster appears as the "regular correspondent" from the Boston Daily Advertiser contributing one of her letters from Rome. The article lists members of the deputation, describes architectural sites in Rome, gives an account of archeological…
"Miss Brewster," [New York Observer], [1881]
The author describes Anne Brewster as a "well-known literary person[]" and a woman of "republican simplicity and cordiality" whose Monday afternoon receptions also attract "titled acquaintances."Brewsters work as a foreign correspondent has gained…
"American Artists in Rome," Mineral Point Tribune, July 20, 1871
This reprint from the Boston Advertiser informs the public about the travels of American artists living in Rome. More reprints of this article can be found here, for instance.
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Obituary, Baltimore Sun, April 19, 1892
The article praises Brewster as a foreign correspondent of "rare accomplishments" with a much-frequented home in Rome.
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Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 27, 1852
Greenwood has entrusted Dr. Hosmer with a letter to Fields upon his return to America, in which she reports how well she is doing in Italy. She is in good health and immensely enjoys the artistic society of Rome. She praises the Bennoch's hospitality…
"Angelic American Females Radiating at Rome," Daily Journal of Commerce, June 1, 1871
The article recounts a studio reception of the artist Healy from Brewster's perspective.
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"New Ornaments for Central Park," Burlington Free Press, June 19, 1869
This article reprints a passage written by Anne Brewster in the Philadelphia Bulletin which describes the process of Emma Stebbins creating her sculpture for the Central Park in New York.
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