Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-21
The Shadow Of the Cross
The Famous Unfinished and Unexplained Picture by
Henry Hammond Ahl the Picture Marvel of All
the Ages VIII Be on Exhibition at Our Fair.

Well worth going 100 miles sew Washington Star
Miraculous appears -Batimore Sun.
Puzzled scientific men. philadelphia Enquirer
looked each other in amazement Philadelphia tem
has been able give satisfactory explanation Bal
American
The most amazing phenomenon appears The only real novelty
at the Worlds Far.'-St Louis Star.
1T marvellous creation the resnlt OF inspiration accident or
unusual at"-IOs Angeles Examiner
1T undoubtedly the wonderful of art exhibited
lin this ciy"-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The talked of exhibit the A. Y Exposition
The picture must be SEEN and again and
again then stands appalled, for there that about 1t
which supasses understanding Lake Tribune
"Awenspirng Benign Many in it the hand of the
pnatura but as painting Christ has few equals Even
curiosity it is than passing noticeDenve Post
paint has been analysed and does not show atom of light
giving apparently dees all chemical laws There is
light heat oder of the characteristic
Shit giving chemical qualities Chicago Recorder Herald
The Shadow of painted by Henry Hammond ALL
who studied painted the of the Old World for
years devoing his talents mainly the genre subjects
September 1896 he returned to America his native land and
established studio New England CITY, where for some time ne
painted principally portraits and landscapes
Acting the influence of friends he turned his attention to
religious subjects among Others commenced painting full length
figure object being produce an ideal portrait of the
ICnrsmaD.
At first he did not succeed attaining his IDEAL and the
stood source of trouble and vexaton to him.
Numerose visitors received his studio among them
Biblical characters who became intensely inter-
eed in picture and tried make the artist understand the ap
pearance of Christ revealed to him in vivid Dream
All in vain however until day. the artist suddenly
messed with the realization he had last conceived the idea
sought after Immediately he painted the wonderful countance
of Christ which is in this painting
what the lecturer would about the change
sent for him. entering studio the lecturer went into ptres
over the picture exclamng you have painted Christ
him.
Not long afterwards the artist having his studio night
for sheets of some astounded discover entering his
e could be distinctly the dark and that Christ appeared to be
uakn6 in male moonlight above and behind could be
cross
His first impression that the shining through
window and that the shadow On
inspection discovered that phenomenon had
he had thought of connection with this
only we'll known pigments ne soon realized that
the quality his picture was beyond MS power to explain he
impressed that he refused to finish and the picture
unfinished to this day.
The picture purchased Washington physician and taken
TO the Capital City, where shown to scientific gentlemen
who acknowledged inability explain the strange phenomenon
created sensation among clergy and scientific
heina preached upon and chemists declaring that
there is nothing chemistry that will cause the wonderful
amount of luminosity that emanates from this picture
The picture then placed in the private gallery OF the owner
whore remained for three years. many thousands Of people, who
# that the privacy his destroyed and he decided send
the painting tour OF the country poroh VI l op always "
be devoted worthy cause
establishment Market Street. in Philadelphia,
heard of the picture October 1899 and sent their representatives to
600 secured public exhibition and during the four weeks the
and fifty thousand people viewed the picture all
being impressed with the mystery that surrounds it.
WANTED AT ONCE