WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL
From Knob Knowledge
1834-1903. Whistler attended West Point but was discharged for failing chemistry. This caused him to abandon the military and make painting his life's work. By happy circumstance, his huge easel resides in the Daniel Library. It was a 1988 gift of M. John Lenhardt, a painter and an education professor at The Citadel. Whistler willed his easel to his assistant who in turn willed it to his assistant who happened to be Lenhardt. (Source: Daniel Library Administrative Files) (DH)
