American painter (1860–1961).
Born September 7th, 1860 in Greenwich.
Died December 13th, 1961 at 101 years old in Hoosick Falls.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel