User:Dennis oconnor

The entry in your article about Joseph Lindon Smith contains a number of errors. Smith attended the Academie Julien in Paris NOT the Academie Francaise from 1883 to 1885. (See: Smith, Joseph Lindon. Tombs Temples and Ancient Art, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. 1956. Pg. 6.) His roommate during that time was Frank Benson, who had traveled to Paris with him to study and Benson returned to America (Boston and Salem) with Smith at the end of their time at the Academie. After that time, Benson did NOT leave America again. (See: Bedford, Faith Andrews. Frank W. Benson American Impressionist. Rizzoli Int. New York, N.Y. 2002.) The portrait Benson painted of Smith was executed in Paris, NOT Venice, during their time in Paris together. (Ibid. pg. 27.) Benson did NOT travel in Greece and Italy with Smith. Smith's traveling companion during those years (1887-1889) was Denman Ross, professor of Fine Arts at Harvard University. (See: Tombs Temples and Ancient Art. (above) Pg. 6.) Additional accurate data can be furnished for Joseph Lindon Smith by me if Wickipedia so desires.