Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
William Merritt Chase
Born: November 1, 1849
Died: October 25, 1916 (aged 66)
Bio: William Merritt Chase was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later would become Parsons The New School for Design.
Known for:
- The Turkish Page (1876)
- The Moorish Warrior (1876)
- Back of a Nude (1888)
- A Modern Magdalen (1888)
- Still Life with Vegetable (1870)