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wife tries to play a game - Comes to door after considerable wait and says, "Oh yes 'Mr' B do come in but you cant see Mr Douglas.  I pick it up & say "Oh really is he unwell."  "Oh no but he's very busy" then she tells of the models.  I look at the marines on the wall & pretty soon Doug comes in with a pot of glue to continue his model operations.  Puts down his glue pot & puts out his hand.  Says his best pictures were sold. I give him a little blarney for his sick Scotch soul and go off through the fields to Fosters.  Not in.  Down to Brandegees who says Foster is having show at [[McIehany?]].  Now that damn'd Douglas wouldn't tell me this for fear I'd stop in on my way by.  Finyk at Bs [[strikethrough]] be [[/strikethrough]] I see him through the studio door as Mrs. B lets me in the big front door.  I go into music room & B comes in and sits down.  Says he's tired. "Been posing for Finyk  Been posing all week.  Miss Andrews has been painting me too and Green."  Finyk comes into room & B says no more sitting for today, then I ask Finyk if I can see his - He hedges & refuses but Brandegee gets up and says "Come into the studio, will see them all.
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So he goes in leaning on his cane and turns them all out, also one of his own.  Finyks is the best.  Miss A's is weak.  Greens too black haggard & heavy as B says "He had it looking like a brass kettle" looks so still yet has some strong passages  half length front  nice hands  good  heavy green gown tight around him.  Finyk does him in blue painting gown 3/4 with right hand  good color  good expression, very good.  We sit with Brandegee for a long time chatting and Finyk makes some pen drawings of B & D talking on the sofa  very good.  also he's done on of B asleep  very good.  B in fine mood.  Says Smith has cuts of his p's & that Smith is trying to get up the tablet memorial to Flagg & Bashs what Flanagan would do it for.  B says Smith had the thing going were to have a meeting but Smith said the hot weather disturbed them so "have to wait."  "Just like them" I say & B agrees that they shouldn't hang up like that.  I offer to see Flanagan about price.  I into Hartford with Finyk & dine with 

Transcription Notes:
A Constant Finyk is mentioned in volume 17 of the Art News.