23 September

Born in 1865 – Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter.

Above: Returning from Work, 1907

Also, born in 1889, American journalist and publisher Walter Lippmann, who said:

Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.

and

Men can know more than their ancestors did if they start with a knowledge of what their ancestors had already learned....That is why a society can be progressive only if it conserves its traditions.

Previously on September 23, Halonen and John Coltrane.