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Show T'--:. :-. .... o .. t .... ........ . ... .. . v. . w. . ... .... ..... I l A " . . "" Hv "V" .;! " " '. w: . : " - ' O . "'"': , ' "v , ? . ' A ' f'Xt . f . : : : ' --v. .v.... - f SIDEWALK ARTISTS . . . Adding color to the streets of Rome, young Italian artists, youths from 9 to 14 years, draw pictures on the pavements pave-ments with colored chalk, In order to earn a living. Passers-by pay the artists a few lire for the privilege of viewing the colorful masterpieces. master-pieces. The origin of the religious drawings is unknown, but some Romans say the custom began with the shepherd painter Giotto, who, at one time, chalked the streets of Tuscany. The children produce their drawings early in the morning before the streets become crowded. |