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difference that the map-makers were aware of their lack of knowledge.
The above phase was followed by a turn in a somewhat different direction. Subjects were memorized, to be painted later, but still with an interest primarily in capturing the 'look' of things under momentary conditions. These were mostly night scenes in parks and streets. Figures seen passing through the area of illumination from an arelight. Nearly everyone among our American contemporaries has at sometime felt the urge to paint such subjects. Stemming from this group of pictures was a small number of imaginative compositions dealing with the human figure and expressing emotional moods. This interest