The biographical data—just sufficient to furnish a connecting thread and aid in the appreciation—have been gathered from casual sources, and are, no doubt, subject to incidental corrections.
Only when a duly authorized “life and letters” is published by those who have access to the material that must exist will the great artist be known by the world as he really was—a profoundly earnest, serious, loving, and lovable man.
Meanwhile, those who believe in his art must—like the writer—speak their convictions for what they are worth.
CONTENTS
| [I] | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| Why he never Returned to America—Tariff on Art—SouthAmerica—Valparaiso | [15] |
| [II] | |
| A Family of Soldiers—Grandfather founded Chicago—Birth—St.Petersburg—West Point—Coast Survey—HisMilitary Spirit | [25] |
| [III] | |
| An American—The Puritan Element—Attitude of Englandand France—Racial and Universal Qualitiesin Art—Art-Loving Nations | [47] |
| [IV] | |
| Early Days in Paris and Venice—Etchings, Lithographs,and Water-Colors—“Propositions” and “Teno’Clock” | [79] |
| [V] | |
| Chelsea—The Royal Academy—“Portrait of HisMother”—“Carlyle”—Grosvenor Gallery—The“Peacock Room”—Concerning Exhibitions | [109] |
| [VI] | |
| The Ruskin Suit—His Attitude towards the World andtowards Art—“The Gentle Art of Making Enemies”—Criticsand Criticism | [140] |
| [VII] | |
| Supreme as a Colorist—Color and Music—His Susceptibilityto Color—Ruskin and Color—Art and Nature | [173] |
| [VIII] | |
| The Royal Society of British Artists—In Paris oncemore—At Home and at Work | [217] |
| [IX] | |
| Portrait-Painting—How he Differed from his GreatPredecessors—The “Likeness”—Composition ofColor—No Commercial Side—Baronet vs. Butterfly | [244] |
| [X] | |
| The School of Carmen—In Search of Health—Chelseaonce more—The End | [277] |
| [Index] | [289] |
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