John Quinn and W.B. Yeats
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942)
John Quinn (left) and W.B. Yeats
Gelatin silver print, 1914
Yeats's friendship with John Quinn had come to a contentious end in 1909, after Quinn's then mistress, Dorothy Coates, charged that Yeats had made advances toward her. He and Quinn were finally reconciled in March 1914, at Coates's urging, and this photograph by Arnold Genthe dates from, and perhaps celebrates, that reconciliation. The friendship repaired, Quinn once again gladly resumed his offices as Yeats's de-facto literary agent in the U.S. Quinn's admiration for Lady Gregory, however, remained intact throughout his estrangement with Yeats. As he wrote, "I have always said that you were the most wonderful woman I have ever met."
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