American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . Drawn by Walter Shirlaw. — Engraved by William Miller. WALTER SHIRLAW. Chapter ITH the exception of the frieze, of which weshall speak farther on, the pictures that Shirlawhas painted since his return to the United Stateshave contained but one or two human the moment, at least, his interest and objecthave been concentrated in the pleasure of seeingand painting any simple subject that attractedhis attention. To be free from telling a story,from illustrating a fact, to see intelligently, tostudiously con
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . Drawn by Walter Shirlaw. — Engraved by William Miller. WALTER SHIRLAW. Chapter ITH the exception of the frieze, of which weshall speak farther on, the pictures that Shirlawhas painted since his return to the United Stateshave contained but one or two human the moment, at least, his interest and objecthave been concentrated in the pleasure of seeingand painting any simple subject that attractedhis attention. To be free from telling a story,from illustrating a fact, to see intelligently, tostudiously consider, and to feel the mental andphysical atmosphere that clothes an object, hasbeen the extent of his programme as a painter. The most important professional event in thelife of the artist was the exhibition of his worksat the gallery of Doll and Richards, in Boston,in the autumn of 1880. It is a curious andsurprising fact, that Shirlaw could not find inNew York the facilities for his exhibition which he found in Boston. It comprised fifty-eightpaintings, a large number of charcoal and chalk studies, and drawings in black and white. Itincluded the Shee
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