Bryant, Lorinda Munson, 1855-1933 · New York, John Lane · leaf 254
gallery. Thatportrait compelled attention, just as the man,Felix Adler, compels his audiences to listen.Mr. Volk, grasping the salient qualities thatmark the lecturer, has made us feel the powerof the man. The kindly eyes and genial mouthbespeak human sympathy, yet in them lurk thepower of… … Fig. 113—Portrait of Felix Adler. Volk. Courtesy of the MetropolitanMuseum of Art. CHAPTER XVIISARGENT JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856) is an** artist who cannot be limited to any countryor any time. We are proud to claim him as anAmerican, but we are still prouder to recognisethat he is one of the great…
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