▁I ▁have ▁a ▁voc ation ▁for ▁it ; ▁but ▁I ▁think ▁my ▁near - s ight ed ness , ▁color - bl ind ness ▁and ▁failing ▁vision ▁are ▁pretty ▁strong ▁hints ▁from ▁nature ▁that ▁that ▁career ▁is ▁not ▁intended ▁for ▁me ..." ▁Al ready ▁in ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Pont - A ven , ▁Sh inn ▁looked ▁again ▁to ▁writing ▁for ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines . ▁He ▁wrote ▁regular ▁pieces ▁about ▁his ▁experiences ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Even ing ▁Bul letin ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁similar ▁pieces ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁magazine ▁The ▁Nation . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁again , ▁Sh inn ▁wrote ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁articles ▁about ▁his ▁experiences ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁for ▁The ▁Nation , ▁c ement ing ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁found ing ▁editor , ▁E . L . ▁God kin . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁again , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁princip ally ▁res ide ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Sh inn ▁spent ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ten ▁articles ▁for ▁Li pp inc ott ' s ▁Magazine ▁on ▁private ▁art ▁collections ▁of ▁wealth y ▁Philadel phi ans , ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁all - consum ing ▁interest ▁of ▁his ▁in ▁private ▁art ▁collections . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁he ▁continued ▁to