03 Works, August 12th. is Abbott Handerson Thayer’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes

Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921) was an American artist, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are represented in major American art collections. He is perhaps best known for his ‘angel’ paintings, some of which use his children as models…

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