a closeness to nature that has never been equaled. The features ... will always remain a masterpiece in art. ... Mr. Vanderpoel has left behind him a great and powerful influence." In 1910, Vanderpoel moved to St. Louis, accepting an offer from Edward Gardner Lewis to join the faculty of People's University as head of the Art Academy's drawing and painting department. He died in St. Louis on May 2, 1911, of heart disease, and was survived by his widow and two children. Two years after his death, the Vanderpoel Memorial Art Galleries were established in Chicago's Beverly Hills neighborhood. The collection features works by Vanderpoel, including drawings that were published in The Human Figure, as well as those of other artists associated with Chicago. The collection now numbers over five hundred pieces. A street and an elementary school in Chicago are also named in his honor. Drawings Some of Vanderpoel's drawings included in The Human Figure: Publications Full text available online. Full text of fourth edition (1911) also available, from archive.org. References 1857 births 1911 deaths Académie Julian alumni American instructional writers American art educators Artists from Chicago Dutch emigrants to the United States People from Haarlemmermeer School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni John Henry