Young man, if you continue to paint in this vein, you'll probably end up in jail.
William Merritt Chase, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Henry A. Rand was a gifted impressionist painter. He showed early promise as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. During his second year, in 1905, his work hung alongside John Singer Sargent's in a major show at the Philadelphia Art Club. Rand experimented with a wide range of styles, and one of his instructors, William Merritt Chase, was especially critical of Rand's experimentation and exceptionally "way out" approaches to class assignments. Nevertheless, Rand won several prizes before he left the Academy, and his work was exhibited regularly in the Academy's annual shows. Interested in horticulture, he created an unusual outdoor studio at his home in Holicong where he also raised orchids, which frequently became subjects for his still lifes. In addition to painting, Rand became interested in astronomy, erecting a very large telescope at the farm, which he shared with astronomers from the area. His strongest interest beyond painting, however, was the study of handwriting analysis. Collaborating with a Harvard professor, he wrote Handbook of Graphology, which was used as a textbook on the subject by several universities.