Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)