Stanlaws
PENRHYN (PENRYHN STANLEY ADAMSON), an American portrait painter, born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1877. He came to the United States in 1891 and studied art at Paris and London. He exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1904, and in 1908 opened a studio in New York. He built the Hotel des Artistes in New York City, the largest studio building in the United States, and was president of the Hotel des Artistes, Inc. He wrote two plays "Instinct" (1912), and "The End of the Hunting" (1915). Besides his portrait work, he was especially well known for his frequent cover designs for many of the most prominent magazines. an