The Artist’s Progress Maureen Mullarkey February 7, 2013 Then: The Painter in His Studio (1647); Gerard Dou More then: Gera The Artist’s Studio; the Le Nain brothers (French, 17th C.) Still more then: Self-Portrait (1746); Luis Meléndez Then, yet again: John Francis Murphy in his studio at The Chelsea on W. 23 Street (Photo: Museum of the City of New York) Nowadays: MFA Student; School of the Art Institute of Chicago