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 | Wm. Roscoe Thayer 1920 | 
William
Roscoe Thayer (1859–1923) was an American author and editor. He graduated
from Harvard in 1881 and became editor of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine in
1892. In 1914, he was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters and
he received honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Brown and other universities.
His verse includes:
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 | William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, 1916-1922 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. |
During WW1
he was a General Officer Commanding Australian and New Zealand Army Corps,
World War I 1914-1918; Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and
Commander, Dardanelles Army, Gallipoli 1915-1916; General Officer Commanding
Australian Imperial Force 1915-1918; France 1916-1918; Commander, 5 Army,
France 1918-1919
Service... | GA | igrkio |
 | The Sphinx and Chimaera 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Lee Sandstead of New York, for being a friend of the JSS Gallery, for
taking this picture on his trip and sharing this with us.
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 | The Rotunda Dome Murals and sculptures Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Schooner, Catherine, Somes c. 1920-1925 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Note:
Sold Sothebys; 12/5/1996; Lot 21; $134,500
Forum
From: Donald L Smith
<don sm itty@adelphia.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003
Do you have
any knowledge of the builder or owner of the Scooner
Catherine Somes?
I have been
doing genealogy on the Welch family of Wells, ME and back in 1727/8 there was a
marriage between David Welch... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sand Beach, Schooner Head 1917? Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Scooner
Head is loacted in Acadia National Park, which is only a couple of miles south
of Bar Harbor Maine. This painting, along with "Schooner Catherine
Somes" was painted while Sargent was visiting cousins. The two paintings
were in the Hale family and the figure on the beach was belived to have been of
Mary Newbold Patterson Hale though never... | GA | igrkio |
 | Renatta Borgatti 1921 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Renata
Borgatti (1894-1964) was a daughter of a famous Wagnerian tenor. She herself
became a great concert pianist at a time when the field was overwhelmingly
dominated by men.
In 1920 she
was painted by the expatriate American
Romaine
Brooks (1874 - 1970). Brooks was made Croix de la Legion d'Honneur following
the Salon de la... | GA | igrkio |
 | Prometheus 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Lee Sandstead of New York, for being a friend of the JSS Gallery, for
taking this picture on his trip and sharing this with us.
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 | Paul Manship January 30, 1921 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Music 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
