Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
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)