The Crowded Stage, 1905

In middle age, Chester returned to many comfortable themes: farms, sailors, and dancers. We know he also started to formally split his time between Massachusetts and Ohio, perhaps due to the ending of his most recent relationship. The ballet was likely a wanted distraction and a romantic therapy of sorts, as it reminded him of Thomas, a man he never seemed to lose hope for. Inscription (from reverse): I looked for T, knowing he would not be there. But my eyes darted among the rows. Something to do.