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Marshall O. Roberts, Art Patron [published Oct. 25, 1885]

jpkntz June 23, 2024

      Walkin along Fifth avenue the other day I...

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Old New York Painters in Clover(s) [published July 1, 1883]

jpkntz April 7, 2024

      I was passin’ down Fulton Street the other...

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• Artists
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The Gentleman’s Gentleman Who Was a Lady [published Jun. 7, 1885]

jpkntz February 6, 2024

      The papers have lately been full of the...

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The Commodore and the Marine Artist [published Apr. 27, 1884]

jpkntz November 15, 2023

      There has been a considerable amount of newspaper...

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The Resignation of a Modest Nude Model [published July 12, 1885]

jpkntz October 20, 2023

      LaFarge, the artist, seems to be supported alike...

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Artifacts of New York City: City Directories [published June 15, 1884]

jpkntz September 26, 2023

      About this time of the year the directories...

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Henry Inman Captured Life [published Nov. 26, 1882]

jpkntz September 24, 2023

      Talkin’ the other night about the recent “flurry”...

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Frank Forester’s Ignoble Duels [published June 4, 1882]

jpkntz September 21, 2023

      There has been a good deal of talk...

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How Peter Cooper Rewarded the Kindness of Two Artists [published Apr. 8, 1883]

jpkntz September 15, 2023

      The recent death of New York’s oldest and...

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The First Successful American Dramatist [published May 18, 1884]

jpkntz August 7, 2023

      I attended Boucicault’s recent address to the theatrical...

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