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Brown, the artist, on State Street. He has taten Bome of the best
likenesses of a number of our citizens in his peculiar style, namely,
cut out of black paper -with a pair of common scissors. The one
of our old and esteemed neighbor, Job Gould, is decidedly the
most striking picture we have ever looked upon. The facility and
correctness \y^ith which Mr. Brown takes these likenesses are really
astonishing.
" "We recognized also, at a single glance, others as natural as
life itself. For instance, the venerable penny postman, Billy
Winne, Jerry Jewell, Mr. Alexander, little Chapman, the dwarf,
Mr. Carter, of the Clinton, John J. Quackenboss, ex-Governor
Meigs, Thurlow Weed, General Root, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Van Zant,
and a host of others, and, what is the most astonishing feature
about them, they were aU taken from memory. These individuals
were pointed out to Mr. Brown upon the street as well-known
characters in our city, and, after several hours, were transferred
by his magic scissors upon paper, if not quite as large as life, at
least twice as naturaL"
{From the Albany Evening Journal.)
" Our friend Mr. William H. Brown, the inimitable artist, has
fairly taken the patronage of our citizens by storm. From morn
to night his rooms are besieged by anxious applicants, awaiting
their chance for the operation of his magic scissors. For every
one accommodated, three stand ready as successors. We are grati-
fied at the result of Mr. Brown's visit among us, not more for the
encouragement extended to superlative skill than the satisfaction
of witnessing individual worth so highly appreciated. He has re-
cently taken in one large picture the entire Burgess's Corps, with
staff and band in full parade, in which the likeness of each individual
member is presented with an accuracy .truly surprising, and
stamps Mr. Brown as a perfect master of his profession. Those
who have not seen his portraitures should embrace the earliest op-
portunity, as he remains, we regret to say, but one week longer,
his departure for that time being deferred for the purpose of taking
the likenesses of Engine Company No. 2. The courteous and
cheerful deportment of Mr. Brown toward his visitors renders a
visit to his rooms most agreeable and instructive."
(From the St. Louis Bulletin.)
"Geeat DonsTGS at Beowit's.— ^This wonderful artist— yes,
we will out. with it— ^the immortal Brown—has just completed the
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