Identifier: lifeletters00inne (find matches)
Title: Life, art, and letters of George Inness
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Inness, George
Subjects: Inness, George, 1825-1894
Publisher: The Centry Co.
Contributing Library: Whitney Museum of American Art, Frances Mulhall Achilles Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council - METRO

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pend most ofmy time in the studio, where I was a great favoritewith the drawing-master. I was about fourteen yearsof age when my father found this out, and took me tothe Polytechnic, and the interview with Dr. Cochranwas rather amusing. Father hated this sort of thing,and would have had my mother take me to the newschool, but she said it was a mans duty, and he mustsee Dr. Cochran and explain about the studio. Fa-ther was very nervous and embarrassed, and, as washis custom when embarrassed, he put on an air ofgruffness to cover up his confusion. We were ushered into a little office. After waitinga few moments, a dapper little man, emaculatelygroomed, just as if he were out of a bandbox, came inand made a stately bow, at which my father arose, andin a very rough voice said: Dr. Cochran? which brought forth another bowfrom the doctor. Well, Doctor Cochran, I ve brought this boy downhere to see if you can drive some learning into him. Iwant him to learn to read and write. He s been up 70
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THE EAGLESWOOD PERIOD at the Adelphi Academy, and has nt learned any-thing. 1 dont believe he a a fool exactly, bu1 they \rlet him have hia own way too much. Been spendingmost of hia time in the studio. Ah, said the doctor, haa the young man a bentfor art? Yes, I suppose he has. Well, would it not be better to encourage anystrong tendency in that direction that the young manmay have? All, I 11 attend to all that when the time comes,answered my father in a gruff voice. Ah, then, said the doctor, who was growing im-patient with the uncouth manners of his visitor, mayI ask if you are in a position which enables you todevelop his art tendencies? I am; I am a painter myself. All, indeed. I beg your pardon. I did nt under-stand. I know most of our artists, but, never havingmet you, may I inquire the name? My name is Inness. Not George Inness? Yes, George Inness. The landscape-painter? Yes, replied my father, I am a landscape-painter. At this the whole manner of the doctor changed. 73 LIFE,

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