This book is a 64-page catalog of the exhibition “William Merritt Chase: Family Portraits” presented by the Paine Art Center and Gardens in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from June 11 to October 9, 2011. The catalog features essays by Laura Fiser, the exhibition’s curator, and Fred Baker, noted Chase expert, and full-page color illustrations of every artwork in the exhibition. “William Merritt Chase: Family Portraits” was the first exhibition to highlight the acclaimed artist’s exquisite paintings of his wife and children. Organized and presented exclusively by the Paine Art Center and Gardens, the exhibition gathered twenty of Chase’s finest family portraits from museums and private collections spanning the country. “William Merritt Chase: Family Portraits” shed new light on the touching and powerful inspiration the artist found within his own family and reaffirmed Chase’s position as one of America’s foremost portraitists.