About a month ago there appeared an item in the “Jewish Daily Bulletin” reporting the gift to the Baltimore Municipal Art Museum of the third original casting of Rodin’s “The Thinker,” by Jacob Epstein. Through an error Mr. Epstein was identified as the Jewish sculptor. As a matter of fact the gift was made by Jacob Epstein, well-known Baltimore merchant, art collector and philanthropist.
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