Old Light (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Barry Targan
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: 1944-1945
- Setting: Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Principal Characters: The narrator's grandmother, John Palmer
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Art or artists, 1940’s, World War II, Grandparents or grandchildren, Painting or painters
- Locales: Atlantic City, NJ
The Story
The story is told by the unnamed grandson of a famous portrait painter many years after its events take place.
An unnamed woman is a young art student who earns extra money working in an art studio where tourists pay small fees to have their portraits drawn in charcoal, sepia pencil, or full pastels. Young Corporal John Palmer, who admires her craftsmanship, often hangs around the studio to talk to her and have her do his portrait as an excuse for monopolizing her time. By the time that their affair ends, she will have drawn 174 portraits of him. These...
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