American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . I thought there was a superiority in his nature. He seemed to me capable of doing greatthings in art. In this somewhat hasty sketch of a most remarkable man two thoughts are dominant,—?wonder at what, under all the depressing circumstances which surrounded him, he was able toaccomplish, and grief at the possible, but unrealized achievements of his genius in a congenialatmosphere of art and the inspiring company of artists. It is pleasant for the people of to-dayto remember that such a man did exist in America, and that he
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . I thought there was a superiority in his nature. He seemed to me capable of doing greatthings in art. In this somewhat hasty sketch of a most remarkable man two thoughts are dominant,—?wonder at what, under all the depressing circumstances which surrounded him, he was able toaccomplish, and grief at the possible, but unrealized achievements of his genius in a congenialatmosphere of art and the inspiring company of artists. It is pleasant for the people of to-dayto remember that such a man did exist in America, and that he contributed these things for thevitalizing encouragement of the artists who may come after him; but it is impossible to resistthe sadness growing out of the reflection upon what he might have accomplished had he livedin the great, growing days of the Renaissance, when all the mighty workers of that age werebringing forth immortal masterpieces. Instead of an heroic struggle against defeat, his life wouldthen have been a victory. T. H. Bartlett. /-/ c //;/? #^id?. SC-zs-?--—*s—-*=•* Reduced Fac-Simile of a Drawing by Dr. William Rimmer,
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