The boardinghouse: the Artist Community House, Chicago by Donald S. Vogel

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He was a lanky fellow, wiry but firm with happy eyes, ever seeking for subject matter to transfer into cartoons. Little of his time was spent outdoors, and his complexion was pale for that time of the year. He stood up from behind a small drawing table and extended a hand. It was a firm grip, not expressing strength, but rather, to extend a warm greeting. "What I do, as you see, takes up very little space. I only work with ink, brush, and pens. I would be pleased to share quarters with you. To Page 13 save space, we use bunks, and I have claims on the bottom one.

The first color was always perfect. Its placement and shape created a tension easily understood. It was not long before it became more difficult. Relationships of color shapes touching one another created complexities not so easy to defend. Explaining one's reasons to skeptical contemporaries, trying to convince them that you knew what you were talking about, was a learning experience. It was a game that let you know how much, how very much there was to learn, as well as being a marvelous diversion.

Its high ceilings were clean and free of cobwebs and dust, as were the other rooms. This pleased me, for it assured a discipline of caring. Mostly, I studied this man, feeling something very special about him, hoping a friendship would develop. It never occurred to me that he might reject me or that I might not be able to pay my way. At the moment, I had less than twenty dollars in my pocket, and no prospect for more. Page 8 I was eighteen and convinced that the world would surely hold out its hand to dreamers such as I who held within a talent and a desire to share it.

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