Frozen Fire - The Visionary World of William Blake.

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From: World and I
Date: 20010401
Author:GREER, HERB

Though derided as a madman in his own time--and even in ours--William Blake developed a singular vision of the world, truth, and eternity that fascinates viewers the world over. Now the most extensive exhibition ever of his work has come to the Metropolitan.

The William Blake exhibition that came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art March 29--the largest ever of this artist's work--may be a curious as well as revealing experience to many who see it. Blake was an artist and poet who, though not generally known in depth, has left his imprint all over the surface of the ...

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