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Cass Gilbert
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- 1Cass Gilbert's Study of the Church of St. Francis, Assisi Resurfaces●title: Church of St. Francis, Assisi artist: Cass Gilbert, born Zanesville, OH 1858-died Brockenhurst, England 1934 sour
A work by American architect Cass Gilbert depicting the Church of St. Francis in Assisi is drawing attention through the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. Gilbert, born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1858 and died in Brockenhurst, England in 1934, is best known as a major architect, and the piece offers a look at his lesser-seen artistic side and his engagement with Italian landmarks.