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Van Dyke (JOHN CHARLES an American art)

JOHN CHARLES, an American art critic; born in New Brunswick, N. J., April 21, 1856; was educated at Columbia and Rutgers Colleges; admitted to the bar in 1877; studied art in Europe, and on his return to the United States devoted himself to literary work and to lecturing on art in Rutgers, Harvard, Princeton, and other universities. He was the editor of the "Studio" in 1883-1884, the "Art Review" in 1887- 1888, and the author of "Books and How to Use Them"; "Principles of Art"; "How to Judge a Picture"; "Art for Art's Sake"; "Modern French Masters"; "Nature for Its Own Sake"; "New Guides to Old Masters"; etc.