Lost Leaders Essay 26 - Show Sunday

In which we are given a gentle survey of the annual Show Sunday, where painters, once bohemian and wild, reveal themselves as domesticated figures often more akin to affluent merchants than the romantic artists of yore. The episode with a wistful eye contemplates the trials artists endure under the gaze of well-meaning but often uninformed visitors, concluding with a thoughtful reflection on the nature of originality and the repeated themes beloved by both critics and the public alike.