Perkins,’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Northwest Tower, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
Perkins, Chatten and Hammond American, 1925-1935

Lake Forest High School, Lake County, Illinois, Elevation
Perkins, Chatten, & Hammond (American, 20th Cent.) Phillmore N. Jacobson (American, 1903–1976) Anderson & Ticknor (American, 20th Cent.)

Man of Sorrows
Marion Perkins (American, 1908–1961)

Double Blind
Jane Hammond American, born 1950

Portrait of Eva
Marion Perkins (American, 1908–1961)

Standing Figure
Marion Perkins (American, 1908–1961)

Nude Model, Reclining
Marion Perkins American, 1908-1961

Durango
Harmony Hammond American, born 1944

Father and Child
Marion Perkins American, 1908-1961

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Mother and Child
Marion Perkins American, 1908-1961

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Strathmore
Marion Perkins American, 1908-1961

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Souvenir of Tuscany
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875

Portrait of Edouard Molé
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678

View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)