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William Merritt Chase

William Merritt Chase Biography

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William Merritt Chase was an American painter known for his Impressionist style and educational achievements. Born on November 1, 1849, and died on October 25, 1916, Chase's works are characterized by their bright colors and fluid lines. His influence in art education was equally profound.

William Merritt Chase was an American painter known for his Impressionist style and educational achievements. Born on November 1, 1849, and died on October 25, 1916, Chase's works are characterized by their bright colors and fluid lines. His influence in art education was equally profound.

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“Design is everything.”

Author:William Merritt Chase

“I am not sure that it is a bad thing to go to a school, as I did, where the boys threw things at me, and asked if there was nothing else I could do [but draw].”

Ifs School Education Boys Draws Not Sure Bad Things

Author:William Merritt Chase

“Do not imagine that I would disregard that thing that lies beneath the mask... but be sure that when the outside is rightly seen, the thing that lies under the surface will be found upon your canvas.”

Lying Found Imagine Surface Mask Imagine That Canvas Disregard

Author:William Merritt Chase

“Diversity...is not casual liberal tolerance of anything not yourself. It is not polite accommodation. Instead, diversity is, in action, the sometimes painful awareness that other people, other races, other voices, other habits of mind have as much integrity of being, as much claim on the world as you do... And I urge you, amid all the differences present to the eye and mind, to reach out to create the bond that...will protect us all. We are all meant to be here together.”

“Life is very short... but I would like to live four times and if I could, I would set out to do no other things than I am seeking now to do.”

Ifs Life Life Is Four Aging Seeking If I Could

Author:William Merritt Chase

“My God, I'd rather go to Europe than go to heaven.”

Author:William Merritt Chase

“Association with my pupils has kept me young in my work. Criticism of their work has kept my own point of view clear.”

Young My Own Views Clear Criticism Point Of View Association Pupils

Author:William Merritt Chase

“I don't believe in making pencil sketches and then painting landscape in your studio. You must be right under the sky.”

Believe Sky Painting Don't Believe Studios Landscape Pencils

Book:William Merritt Chase: Summers at Shinnecock 1891-1902

Source: William Merritt Chase: Summers at Shinnecock 1891-1902

“You must try to match your colors as nearly as you can to those you see before you, and you must study the effects of light and shade on natures own hues and tints.”

Trying Light Study Effects Color Shade Hue

Book:William Merritt Chase: Summers at Shinnecock 1891-1902

Source: William Merritt Chase: Summers at Shinnecock 1891-1902

“Combine a certain amount of indifference with your ambition. Be carefully careless. If you don't succeed today, there is always tomorrow.”

Ifs Today Certain Amount Tomorrow Succeed Ambition Indifference Careless

Author:William Merritt Chase

“Don't try to make comparisons between your own pictures. Forget what you have done and think only of making the best of what you are doing.”

Thinking Trying Done Forget Comparison

Author:William Merritt Chase

“Do not try to paint the grandiose thing. Paint the commonplace so that it will be distinguished.”

Trying Paint Distinguished Commonplace Grandiose

Author:William Merritt Chase

“It takes two to paint. One to paint, the other to stand by with an axe to kill him before he spoils it.”

Two Paint Spoil

Author:William Merritt Chase

About the Author

Born: November 1, 1849
Died: October 25, 1916
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 13

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