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...Amateur Dancer." He loves to buttonhole strangers in hallways and describe his own superior accomplishments. He was once wealthy. He is still listed in the Social Register, lives in a brownstone house on East 57th Street and has spent a fortune on strange pamphlets and books to prove that Elshemus or Eilshemius (the spelling varies) is the greatest artist the world has ever known. Eilshemius also states that Eilshemius has written music, invented a portable piano and a game known as "Sixers"' (like pinochle) and adopted the title, Mahatma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Manhattan Mahatma | 2/29/1932 | See Source »

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