Object Description
A article form a newspaper that has been tore. The article is long with folding damaged located in the center. At the top of the newspaper is text which reads, "Finds Legends Clustering Around Name of Sappho Unsubstantiated." Below the title is a black and white image of a artwork showcasing a young lady with her chin resting upon her hands with the words "Σ Λ Ι Ι ψ Ω" (English: Sappho) written in Greek. Underneath the Greek text is additional text reading, "Sappho from a painting by L. Alma Tadema. Taken form me- Wharton's book on Sappho. By Courtesy of the Rosenbery library." Below the upper portion of the newspaper is the article titled of the newspaper which reads, "Says Greece's Lyrical "Poetess of Love" Was No Vicious Moral Type,” written by Marie Economidy. The article is broken into five sections: Won Admiration, In Seventh Century B.C, Poetess of Love, Island of Passions, and Luxury Land. Underneath the section Luxury is the words "(To Be Continued)." Below are three additional articles unrelated to the article's topic that are tilted, "Boy, Grown to Manhood, pays for stolen corn," "Sweetwater man is killed in collision with train," and "A Sailor Song."
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Citation
Newspaper, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/13761. Accessed 09/12/26.