byRonald G. Pisano tctqowled$qcqt$ ook is a partial result of six years of research on William Merritt ler Galleries, Inc., Kennedy Galleries, Inc. (Deedee Wigmore), M. Knoed,. The research began as a graduate thesis on Chase,s students, which ler and Co., Kenneth Lux Gallery, Kraushaar Galleries, Newhouse Gal- as the basis for a two-part197l exhibition, "The Students of Wil- leries, Inc. (Clyde Newhouse), Schweitzer Gallery, Robert Schoelkopf, f,erritt Chase," sponsored jointly by the Heckscher Museum in sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc. (Grete Meilman and peter Rathbone), and lre tgton, N.Y., and The Parrish Art Museum in SouthamptorU N.y. Spanierman, Inc. I articles on Chase and his teaching career followed; and in 1976 I I am also grateful for the patience and kind cooperation of the many c* ed a comprehensive exhibition of toa Chase works, held at M. lectors who have responded to my reguests for information about their ler and Company in New York. works of art by Chase. Among these collectors who share my enthusiasm r doing my work on Chase's students, I realized the lack of recent for Chase's work, I would like to express my special thanks to Raymurd h on Chase's own art and took on what would be the long and ar- and Margaret Horowitz, who have been a continual source of inspiratian, task of compiling a catalogue raisonn6. The cataloguing of these and to Dr. Robert Coggins, |oAnn and Julian Ganz,Jr.,and Margaret Mal- of art was complicated by the fact that Chase was a prolific artist lory. |ackson Chase storm (william Merritt Chase's grandson) and Arthur pt no record of his artwork. Also, many unsigned works by his pu- and Irma Zigas (present owners of the Chase homestead in shinnecock re since had false Chase signatures added to them. These problems Hills) have also been encouraging and particularly supportive. w being resolved however, through a computerized catalogue, Those Chase students I have been able to interview have given me a rill allow as well for greater flexibility than is provided by a stind- very special and personal insight into the character of this artis! as well as nted catalogue raisonn6. Additions to it and corrections can be a better understanding of his teaching methods. I am gratefu-l to Georgir. ontinually and easily as new information is made available and as o'Keeffe for providing me with an account of her early days as a chase gs change hands. Other benefits of this computerized format are student. Ethel Paxson DuClos has also been extremely herpfur in desaiE liscovered through further experimentation. ing her experiences at the Pennsylvania Academy or in" rine Arts, rvhere r this computerized catalogue raisonn6, the first such compilation she studied with chase, and in providing additional information about rtist's complete oeuvre, will serve mainly as a research tool, I am her colleagues. other artists who studied under Chase and have shared lly happy to have this opportunity to write a monograph Chase, on their remembrances with me include Caroline van Hook Bean, James FL a broad selection 19 of his work and directed to the general public. Daugherty, Harriet V. C. Ogderg Helen Lee Peabody, and Helen Appteton rg the works of art to be included was a difficult task; the selection Reed. in effect, intended to represent a broad spectrum of this versatile Two museum directors deserve warmest thanks: Eva Ingersolr c,adforg work. am particularly I grateful to Dorothy Spencer, who sug- (former director of the Heckscher Museum), who provided me the chance ilrat I write this book and provided me with the occasion to do so. to organize my first Chase-related exhibition, and fean weber (dlreaor of ng the general course of my research, I have benefited from the ad- The Parrish Art Museum), who has continually promoted my Chase re- d assistance of innumerable people, including scholars, museum search. I am especially grateful to The Parrish Art Museum for helping b rel, collectors, art dealers, and especially the dedicated staffs of the support my continuing research on Chase and for sponsoring my comFrt_ ision and Print Room of the New York Public Llbrary, the Frick Art erized catalogue raisonn6 and to Robert Chenhall and Carole Rush fu re Library, and the Archives of American Art. Although it is im- their assistance with this project. The william Merritt Chase Archites, e to acknowledge all of these people individually, I would like to which I established at The Parrish Art Museum in 7972, have also seryEd rmy sincere gratitude to all who have assisted me over the past six as a valuable source of photographs documenting Chase,s life. must also single out and thank several colleagues for their contin- Anyone writing about Chase is indebted to the work of previous clEse dp and scholarly contributions: Doreen Bolger Burke, Lois Din- scholars, including most notably, Chase's original biographer IGdrerine David t, Kiehl, Wiltiam Gerdts, Abigail Booth Gerdts, Robert Metcalf Roof and two subseguent Chase scholars-wilbur peat and Ale Bruce Weber, Barbara Weinberg, and Graham Williford. Art gal- Story. Eve also been extremely cooperative and supportive, including Finally, I would like to thank those at Watson-Guptill who have can- (Dennis C,alleries Anderson), Berry Hill Galleries, Inc., Chapellier tributed to publication of this book; D. Frederick Baker, who read the s, [nc. (Irene Little and Pat Eargle), Coe-Kerr Gallery, Inc., Davis manuscript and offered invaluable advice; and David Cassedy, urhoeffi rg C,allery, Inc. (Roy Davis and Cecily Langdale Davis), Graham the initial manuscript and helped me to express my thoughts rrue deuty- , Grand Central Art Galleries, Hammer Galleries, Hirschl and Ad- 5 II i:.: li ::::..:. IT :::.i.lr:i.aii!:i:irjir'.,:::::r,:l::::::,.::,=ttt:::.::,lt,ti,.iiri,:,.:.:i:,::i!,,tr:::;i:]i,,i.:l::t-:j:r::,:;::ii j'" CIrned ard-:fitrraed by'the ,A,rchirres of ,qme rj-can Art, :,1 Smi-ths cmian'Ins ti tution .,: (hester'&-€los, Gi'fr of ;;1!Essex, Conneit i.lr, Septor6e@S, 1gg4 . :+#:, ri r1:#: i':8,: :.' 'i:L i#.l' :"ii6i .4::, l; trSi,i . .i :r+1i!r;#;' .l ,-}" i, :4,t;:-$an ri !: ' :j;i'.] B ", ,#' i# i$: : , -::_ .- ' 'ji.tt'rl, !, t\ mat6+$, uadated and 1903. fggZ ,; ..-. ,, r.ul ,t€d and lSiO -3:ggz 3" Writingp; '1950 - 19 76.--.,.. -- : :.. 4, Printedr nraterial-, tmdated and 1909-1992 A" Scrrybook of clippings, 1909- Lg44 8,. Ctrippings, 1935-1982 C. Exhibition anrrbuncements and catalogs, . urndated and 1933-1983 D. Books, 1970-1982 E. Miscell.aneous 1-9 75 - 19 81 Photo[raph., "4. B,o rgrdated and 1949-L977 r\ . :., \, . , .1 ' . ' ','' .l : a-\ t ':"2- . I :l::: a'. ,,,ii .r I WHO WAS WHO INAMERICANART Record Series. Boston, Herbert $ddresses: MA. Studied: udth father. Grepiorv [painta, r_avrosKy, decorator of ecclesiastical interiors. cartooni.stl PAua Memleri Boston WCS; Copley Soc.; B^oston ca; Ciouceiteiti* Cfor"*rt", 1880, Minneapolis,- MN d1946. Si;--, I $g^"!pqrt44 North d.a"e noru cgplfy !!or9-{A.'Exhibi;A; ca., J*lti:ilt"ffi ls?z; S., BIvtEA" 1923; DolI &*ch"ra, Aa"" nortdo i.H,:#:ffi"*'"HTiT"*,jH_"", (solos: 1924-29 annyally; tSSg, t%t,-{g#ij; C"*dpt .cr...,ti,irJiti*:cart.,,sr. C$cag9, ty28,.tb3t; t;A- y,s,Tj:!:*:-llyqgr*fpress lcgtt, ett, Diyii, i'srr; rioJ -o"-\ats; Paul P ioneer : .tr"I stoaio, -sounes cili-Jgo;;.-- "' ilA#; 9d. .ol.m. Moors; Gtoucejter SA; Cf oucesieiaa; n"ifip"n free-lance illustr., t{yc. iilWZl.'-' North-Shore i* z AA; Carnegie trrt. art; voiiEar.; O'g"oqrii-(-IntE)- .AC. Wortc Corlmissio;s: interior, bt. Vf.ryt pofiin Ci*"nE,* [f.'i#J^Hrd:i';",?!,rffi"4#,1##.?,ufff :,,. murals, Fenway Theater & Orpheum fneaiir, Af i! B;;n;- Sources: WW15. Strand Theater, Lynn, MA C,i-m."tri-e.L.teO toamJiica, age 20, to avoid conscription jn PAjUSqI, the Tsar's Affiy. ff. toil a Eduard LudwigAtbe rt b.tU50, lolg line of Russian Copenhagen. [scutptor] intdrior O."or"tors *t o ilire well-trained"a_e painters, gilders, and pavlosky Fuffalo, carvers. was sf<iUeO *1, .U-"gori_ {d{ressgg: }fy/We-s$ry, Sturlied: C. Conrads; cal painter but Gerhart, !I. IC speciali"ed in shore ,"io* O"plctiog Hartford; D. Mor4 Xyi. Sr,"irer,-W#i;. Glouceste_r_(MA)- tdlif;;i" nsnerrnen aua ;h; ;;;; fi;ine. C_onsidered PAUSON, Rose fpainte6 craftsperson] b.lg96, San Franciscq CA I d1964, Sai Fran. H,Hl"il"X'"ff '##;'ii:$[ou"uiogr;phicalitrr;**ii'i"r Addrcsses: San Fran. Exhibited: SFMA' 1935; Saa Fran. AA, PAYLOYICH, 1937, 1942, Edward lportrait painter; designerJ bJgl|, Sourrces: Hughes, errrsesii iiiiiii, +n. NYC. PAUTSCH, Addresses: NyC. p. E [painterl early 20th c. Studitgj f_I_.E. fritz; Moschowitz; W. Exhibited: AIC, tg21,. Siuncei: Fak,elC. Starkweather. Memberr Kit KatACl-SArrt CirU. ww40. Sources: P4VAI'., r. xr11, |ilip l atyu oaftslterso4 lecturer; scu tptor] 899, Nykobing ! PAVON, . ?.-1 Fatitea p,i"ri|i'itiii, ios angetes, Jose M. t Addresses: ^ia. CA. Sherman Ot<s,'CA.; U;tff*"iA, Studied: porge.r Tech. Sch. pes., p6nmar[. !cb-; M;t;, Calif. Art Club fp*i,,.xlt:{#{:;,,:k{,r,tT,o?Jt:i;trrtr*?? (pres.); p&S Club; ros l1eei.;-M* rU #r; rqu*i.*u,i" PAWL.\- Frederic$ Algxl nder Soc., london (fellow): alfa [painteri decoratorJ b. tB76 lfeUow;;-5"i"Oiiu"U_a.. a* . England I d.1964, Fort Ord, Ca. Soc. Brasileira de Beias. ArtesiBEii;ffi#ft congress. Addresses: NyC; Santa Barlara CA. Studied: Eqrope. YJ-_Fe31 Solat_Art Soc., NSW; Santu-S*baraAs;-iuo Oi"go EH:$tr;t-t-'"auffiffi AS.