For William Merritt Chase, they were initially a good way of raising money. Later they turned into performance art when he used them as demonstrations for his students.
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Why did he paint so many still lifes? And why did so many of them feature fresh fish?
A survey of some of his better-known students, from Emma Lampert Cooper, Joseph Stella, and George Bellows, to Georgia O’Keeffe.
The next time that you are brushed off by a doctor, nurse, teacher, or any other professional who seems to be following a flowchart or checklist, blame it on the cold night of 10-11 November 1619.
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