tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post649956510971121658..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: Philip de László, portraits of his five sonsStephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-65544684403481433742014-06-26T09:48:02.306-07:002014-06-26T09:48:02.306-07:00His son Stephen died at thirty-five. (A week afte...His son Stephen died at thirty-five. (A week after the accident, that had also killed his wife. So sad....) The prolific father lived to the age of sixty-eight. Though some say his life was probably shortened by the trauma of having been - pointlessly - interned as an enemy alien during WWI. A British citizen since 1914, with a British wife and five British sons, he was still held for over a year - and not even allowed to paint for most of that time. Wretched.Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-68617580830818193052014-06-26T08:22:47.959-07:002014-06-26T08:22:47.959-07:00I had no idea he had children or died at the age o...I had no idea he had children or died at the age of 35! These are great -you can see the tenderness in them.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.com