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“Society of American Artists,” New York Times (April 26, 1891), 5.
Malcolm Bell, “The Society of American Artists,” Art Amateur, 25, 1 (June 1891), 6.
“Exhibitions. Past and Future,” Art Amateur, 25, 6 (November 1891), 146.
“The Century Series of Pictures by American Artists,” The Century, 45, 1 (November 1892), 29 (ill.).
Die Künst für Alle, 8, 16 (May 15, 1893), 250 (ill.).
W. A. Cooper, “Artists in their Studios,” Godey’s Magazine (March 1895), 294.
Charles Francis Browne, “The Permanent Collections in the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, VII. American Paintings,” Brush and Pencil, 2, 6 (September 1898), 259 (ill.); 261.
James William Pattison, Painters Since Leonardo (Chicago, Herbert S. Stone, 1904), 240–41 (ill.).
William Howe Downes, “William Merritt Chase: A Typical American Artist,” International Studio, 39, 154 (December 1909), 29.
Jean R. Sherwood, Childhood in Art (Chicago, Altrua Art Library, 1912), 67 (ill.).
Lorinda Munson Bryant, Famous Pictures of Real Boys and Girls (New York, John Lane Company, 1912), 156.
Elsie May Smith, “A Girl that Everybody Likes,” School Arts Magazine, 12 (February 1913), 370–71; 370 (ill.).
Estella Hurll, “Beautiful Pictures to Enjoy,” School Arts Magazine, 15, 6 (February 1916), 401–04; 402 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Architecture, (Chicago, Art Institute, 1917), 155, cat. 508.
Katharine M. Roof, The Life and Art of William Merritt Chase (New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1917), 165–66 (ill.).
Lorinda Munson Bryant, American Pictures and Their Painters (New York, John Lane Company, 1917), 112, cat. 75 (ill.).
Arts and Decoration, 15, 2 (June 1921), cover illustration.
Art Institute of Chicago Handbook, (Art Institute, 1925), cat. 508, 95 (ill.).
Rilla Evelyn Jackman, American Arts (New York, Rand McNally & Company, 1928), 111; pl. XL.
Art Institute of Chicago Handbook, (Art Institute, 1932), 118 (ill.).
“William Merritt Chase: Painter and Teacher,” American Society Legion of Honor Magazine, 24 (1953), 161.
Ronald Pisano. William Merritt Chase: Paintings in Oil (New Haven/London, Yale University Press, 2006), 98 (ill.); 99.
New York, Society of American Artists, Thirteenth Exhibition of the Society of American Artists at the Fifth Avenue Galleries, Apr. 27–May 23, 1891, no. 37.
Boston, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Society of American Artists, June 4–July 2, 1891, no. 29.
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Art Association, 1891.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 62nd Annual Exhibition, Jan. 21–Mar. 5, 1892, no. 32.
Chicago, World’s Columbian Exposition, May 1–Oct. 28, 1893, no. 253.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, William M. Chase, Nov. 23–Dec. 26, 1897, (ill.).
Des Moines, Des Moines Women’s Club, Oct. 8–24, 1902, no. 8.
[Possibly] New York, National Arts Club, Exhibition of Paintings by William Merritt Chase, Jan. 5–13, 1910.
Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Inaugural Exhibition, Jan. 17–Feb. 7, 1912, no. 18.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of the First Exhibition by the Alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 8–Feb. 7, 1918, no. 96.
Memphis, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Paintings by Wm. M. Chase, Apr. 1919, no. 114.
Buffalo, Albright Gallery, Twenty–second Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, Apr. 29–June 24, 1928, no. 26.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Paintings and Sculpture, June 1– Nov. 1, 1933, no. 440.
Indianapolis, John Herron Art Museum, Chase Centennial Exhibition, Nov. 1–Dec. 11, 1949, no. 31.
Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition, Jan. 13–Mar. 13, 1955, no. 60.
Madison, Madison Art Association, Exhibition of Traditional Paintings from the Art Institute, Mar. 1956.
Southhampton, The Parrish Art Museum, William Merritt Chase 1849–1916: A Retrospective, June 30–July 27, 1957, no. 72.
Akron, Akron Museum Art Museum, William Merritt Chase Portraits, June 5–Aug. 29, 1982, cat. 17 (ill.).
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