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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. [[end page]] [[start page]] 69 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
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A Constant Finyk is mentioned in volume 17 of the Art News.