Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-24
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.


Well worth going 100 miles Washington Star.
miraculous appears" -Baimore Sun.
"Puzzed scientific Philadelphia Enquirer
They looked each other in Observation-Disclosures Item
has been able give satisfactory explanation
more American.
The most amazing phenomenon appears The only real novelty
at the Worlds Fair"-St Louis Star.
marvellous creation the result of inspiration accident or
unusual art"-Los Angeles Examiner.
1T undoubtedly the wonderful art exhibited
lin this cty"-New Orleans Times Democrat
The talked of exhibit the A. Y Exposition Seattle
The picture must be seem be and again and
vet again stands appalled, for there that about
which surpasses human understanding Lake Tribune
Awenspng and Benign Many in it the hand of the SUI
pnatura painting of Christ has few equals Even
curiosity it than passing noice-Denver Post
The analysed and does show atom of light
giving chemical apparently defes all chemical laws There
light there heat oder vapnone of the characteristic
light giving chemical qualities chicago Recorder Herald
The Shadow the Cross painted by Henry Hammond Ali
painted the cene the Old World for many
years devoting his talents mainly the subjects
In September he America his native land and
established his New England where for time he
painted principally portraits and landscapes
Acting the influence of friends he turned his attention to-
RELIGIOUS subjects and among Others commenced painting full length
figure object being produce ideal portrait of the
CnrsmaD.
At succeed in attaining his IDEAL and the
stood a source of trouble and vexaon to him.
Nuneouse visitors received his studio them
weknown Biblical characters who became intensely inter
ested in this picture tried make the artist understand the
pearance of Christ revealed to him in vivid dream
however, until one day. the artist suddenly I'M
realization that he had at last conceived the idea
Immediately rising he painted the wonderful countance
Of Christ which is seen in this painting
Anxious what the lecturer would about the change
sent for entering the studio the lecturer went into aptures
over the picture excamn Nov have painted Christ
him.
the artist having his studio night
aounded discover entering his
e could be distinctly the dark and that Christ appeared to be
walking pale moonlight while above and behind could be seen
cross,
that the shining through an
omen window upon picture and that the shadow On
taken place. thought connection with this
picture only well known pigments he realized that
the strange quality beyond his explain lie
was profoundly impressed that he refused to finish and the picture
remains unfinished to this day.
The picture purchased by Washington physician and taken
Capital City, where shown scientific gentlemen
who acknowledged their inability explain the strange phenomenon
created sensation clergy and scientific sermons
and chemists declaring that
there nothing known chemistry that will the wonderful
amount of luminosity that emanates from this picture
then placed in the private gallery OF the owner
where if remained for three years many thousands people, who
this painting visited the owners mouse TO see
that the privacy of his destroyed and he decided send
the painting of the country portion OF the receipts Always 10
be devoted worthy cause
welknown establishment Market Street in Philadelphia
picture October 1899 and sent their representatives to
see public exhibition and during the four weeks the
hundred and fifty thousand people viewed the picture all
being impressed with the mystery that surrounds it,
Mor.v1 ar tho Fo1r and