CLARENCE CHATHAM COOK
\klˈaɹəns t͡ʃˈatəm kˈʊk], \klˈaɹəns tʃˈatəm kˈʊk], \k_l_ˈa_ɹ_ə_n_s tʃ_ˈa_t_ə_m k_ˈʊ_k]\
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An American journalist, and distinguished art critic; born in Dorchester, Mass., Sept. 8, 1828; died at Fishkill Landing, N. Y., June 1, 1900. He contributed to the New York Tribune a series of articles on American art, 1863-69; subsequently was its Paris correspondent. He was editor of the Studio until its suspension. He published: "The Central Park" (1868); "The House Beautiful" (1878); "Stools and Candlesticks"; "Essays on Beds and Tables"; and edited with notes a translation of the 7th German edition of Wilhelm Lubke's "History of Art" (2 vols., 1878).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Platidiam
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