Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-17
The Shadow Of the Cross
The Famous Unfinished and Unexplained Picture by
Henry Hammond ALL, the Picture Marvel of All
the Ages Will Be on Exhibition at Our Fair

We'll worth going 100 miles see"-Washington Star
Miraculous effect peas'-Baltmore Sun
Puzzled scientific men."-Philadelphia Enquirer.
They looked each other in philadelphia
mo has been able give satisfactory explanation -Ba6
more American
The amazing phenomenon appears The only novelty
at the Worlds Far."-St Louis Star
1T marvellous creation the result of inspiration accident
unusual art"-Los Angeles Examiner.
undoubtedly the wonderful piece exhibited
lin this cty"-New Orleans Times Democrat
The talked of exhibit the Y P Exposition Seattle
The picture be it must be and again
yet again then stands appalled, for there that about
which surpasses understandng-Sat Lake Tribune
"Awe-nspirng and Benign Many seem it the hand SUI
penatura painting of Christ has few equals
curiosity than passing noice-Denver Post
paint has been analysed and does show light
giving chemical apparently defes all chemical laws There
light there heat oder of the characteristic
ht giving em'cal qualities" Oh caso Recorder Herald
The Shadow painted by Henry Hammond ALL
who studied painted the Old World for many
years devotng talents mainly the genre subjects
In September 1886 he returned America his native land and
established studio in New England city, where for time he
painted principally portraits and landscapes
Acting under influence friends he his attention to
gios subjects among Others commenced painting full length
ieu of Christ object being produce ideal portrait of the
TnristmaD
At first he did attaining IDEAL and the canvas
stood a source of trouble and vexaion to him.
Numeroase received at his studio among them
Nknown Biblical characters who became intensely inter
sted in this picture make the understand the an
oearance of Christ as revealed him in a vivid Dream
All in vain however, until one day the was suddenly i'm
dressed with that he had conceived the idea
SOUGHT after Immediately rising he painted the counance
If Christ which is in this painting
Anxious know what the lecturer would the chance
the studio the lecturer
over the picture excang Nov have painted Christ as saw
him
Not long afterwards the artist having his studio at night
m sheets of music astounded discover entering his bic
m could be distinctly seen dark and that Christ appeared to h
walking in pale moonlight while above behind could be seen
His first impression that the shining through an
men window upon picture and that the shadow On
loser inspection discovered that strange phenomenon had
picture and had we'll known pigments realized that
The strange quality his picture beyond his power explain He
was 50 profoundly impressed that he refused finish and the picture
remains unfinished this day
The picture purchased by Washington physician and talon
tho Cantal CITY, scientific 6entvooo
o their inability explain the strange phenomenon
sensation among the clergy and scientific many
heinz neahed the strange picture and chemists decan6 that
bore nothing chemistry chat will the wonarf
onoount If luminosity that from this picture
then placed in the private gallery
where remained for three So thousands peDe who
had heard of mysterious painting visited the owners house 900
that he privacy his home destroyed decided tn serd
nanind on the country portion the receipts a -
be devoted some worthy cause
A wel-known establishment Market Street in Pbiado,h;
boo If the pure October 1899 and their
400 If secured public exhibition and during the four weako IF M
hbn one hundred and fifty thousand people viewed the n al
being impressed with the mystery that surrounds it.