[Letter] 1917 August 29 [to] Sir
Title
[Letter] 1917 August 29 [to] Sir
Subject
Rooney, John Jerome, 1866-1934
Portrait-painters.
Portrait painting.
The International (New York, N.Y.)
Description
Crowley sends Markham a copy of "The International" with a poem by Rooney dedicated to Markham. Crowley also invites Markham to have his portrait painted by Kennedy, who uses the psychochrome style.
Creator
Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947
Source
Edwin Markham Archive, Horrmann Library
Date
8/29/1917
Contributor
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
Rights
Please contact the Horrmann Library at Wagner College for rights to use this digital image.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
International4
Text
August 29, 1917.
Mr. Edwin Markham,
92 Waters Ave.,
West New Brighton,
New York.
Dear Sir:
I have great pleasure in sending you a copy of the September “international” with the sonnet addressed to you by that great poet, Mr. John Jerome Rooney. I wonder whether I could interest you in psycho-chromes. A friend of mine, Mr. Lionel Kennedy is clairvoyant and sees the character and genius of men in color and form, radiating from them and he makes oil paintings of these, which are very striking and beautiful. The effect is that of an ordinary portrait, but with an extremely decorative background. He is giving an exhibition in December, and is very anxious to induce persons of distinction to sit for him. You will readily understand that the ordinary man appears to him as a mere muddle of dull and dirty color, but the genius flames with brilliant light. It is therefore really essential to his art to find the proper kind of sitter. If you could arrange to come over to
August 29, 1917.
Page 2.
Mr. Edwin Markham.
his studio and sit for him, you would confer an inestimable favor. It only means three or four sittings of an hour or so at a time. If you could not find it convenient to come over, I have no doubt that he would be glad to bring his canvas to you, provided that the painting can be made in the open air or in a room with a suitable light.
Very sincerely yours,
Aleister Crowley
AC/RBG
Mr. Edwin Markham,
92 Waters Ave.,
West New Brighton,
New York.
Dear Sir:
I have great pleasure in sending you a copy of the September “international” with the sonnet addressed to you by that great poet, Mr. John Jerome Rooney. I wonder whether I could interest you in psycho-chromes. A friend of mine, Mr. Lionel Kennedy is clairvoyant and sees the character and genius of men in color and form, radiating from them and he makes oil paintings of these, which are very striking and beautiful. The effect is that of an ordinary portrait, but with an extremely decorative background. He is giving an exhibition in December, and is very anxious to induce persons of distinction to sit for him. You will readily understand that the ordinary man appears to him as a mere muddle of dull and dirty color, but the genius flames with brilliant light. It is therefore really essential to his art to find the proper kind of sitter. If you could arrange to come over to
August 29, 1917.
Page 2.
Mr. Edwin Markham.
his studio and sit for him, you would confer an inestimable favor. It only means three or four sittings of an hour or so at a time. If you could not find it convenient to come over, I have no doubt that he would be glad to bring his canvas to you, provided that the painting can be made in the open air or in a room with a suitable light.
Very sincerely yours,
Aleister Crowley
AC/RBG
Data Digital
2009
Digitization Specifications
IBM ThinkCentre Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz running Windows XP Professional Version 2 Service Pack 2; Epson Expression 10000XL scanner; Master Scanner Settings: 24-bit RGB, 400 dpi resolution; File Format: TIFF; Compression: none; Reference Images resized and converted with Adobe Photoshop CS2 version 9.0.2: 8-bit RGB; 400 ppi resolution; Compressed jpeg.
Collection
Citation
Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947 , “[Letter] 1917 August 29 [to] Sir,” Edwin Markham Digital Archive, accessed May 14, 2024, https://markham.omeka.net/items/show/619.