De Kay
CHARLES, an American poet, grandson of Joseph Rodman Drake; born in Washington, D. C., July 25, 1848.
His poems are mostly founded on themes DELACROIX from Oriental, classical, and literary hisstory. Among his works are: "Hesperus and Other Poems" (1880) "The Vision of Nimrod" (1881); "The Vision of Esther" (1882); "The Love Poems of Louis Barnaval, Edited (and written) by Charles De Kay" (1883). His prose includes: "Life and Works of Antoine Louis Barye, Sculptor" (1889); and "The Family Life of Heinrich Heine" (1892), a translation. He was literary and art editor of New York "Times," 1876-1906; art editor "Evening Post," 1907. From 1915 he was associate editor of the "American Art World." He was a mem ber of the American Institute of Arts and Letters.