This is a sketch from my sketchbook of Evelyn Nesbit. She was a chorus girl and artist's model. She modeled for Frederick S. Church and sculptor George Grey Barnard. She was a model for Gibson's "The Eternal Question". Her husband, Harry Kendall Thaw, fatally shot one of her former lovers, the prominent architect, Stanford White. The movie, "The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing" is based on her life.
HOLA AMIGA RED AND BLUE
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Can you tell me about this piece?
I always enjoy the challenge of pen and ink drawing without a preliminary sketch. This sketch from my sketchbook is based on a old photograph.
Harry Kendall Thaw was the son of the second wife of my great great great grandfather, William Thaw. We were from wife number one who died...and Mrs. Kendall put her wedding ring (she was a widow) in the offering plate to get William Thaw's attention....which she did. My, we have family stories...not the least is about crazy Harry and his low brow wife! Six degrees of separation for you!
That's very cool Q. You just get more and more interesting.
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