Though he often described himself as a masterful artist comparable to Michelangelo, Walter was best skilled in his promotion of mechanically reproduced art. Keane was able to sell millions of lithographs and postcards with art bearing his name, most eventually finding themselves relegated to the corners of thrift stores -- Back cover.

Embossed prints with inked background on white paper. Images feature children dancing in a garden and are the color of the paper; backgrounds are colored.

Sargent's painting, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, both explores and defies convention, crossing the boundaries between portrait and genre scene, formal composition and casual snapshot.