The Last Amateur

The Life of William J. Stillman

2014 INDIES Finalist
Finalist, Biography (Adult Nonfiction)
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Born the 1st of June, 1828, this restless man from Schenectady set aside a fairly promising painting career at the Hudson River School to help found the nation’s first critical art journal, The Crayon. Tall, ruggedly handsome, and adventurous, he chummed around with Louis Agassiz, Ralph Waldo... Read More