The digressions of V., written for his own fun and that of his friends (1910)
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Co. · leaf 327
ittle oar. Well,after all, some of the finest portraits are those of very ordinarypeople: in fact, the greatness of the original and all we know LIVES, LETTERS, ^ND PORTRAITURE 287 about him tends to spoil the picture as a work of Art, for we can-not help thinking more about the subject than about… … was, even if he was always a little too good and frequently verycross. And so, on looking over my old letters, I see that I have asfine a collection of loveable ghosts to tell about as any one. Andfor whom am I writing if it be not for them ? I am thus givingthem a new lease of life here on earth,…
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 · Artists
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