The graphic theme of my first Gofundme Campaign features details from a pencil sketch of George Moore aet. 28 by the American impressionist Mary Cassatt. The sketch, now in the Williams College Museum of Art, was made for an etching that I call “Armchair Critic” in the Iconography. At the time Mary made it, George was at the end of his lengthy stay in Paris and launching himself in London as a modernist literary critic. The sketch appears to show him talking to himself, anticipating a style of informal, conversational writing that he later perfected.
GMi is approaching an important milestone: publication of the complete essays of George Moore. As I turn into the home stretch, only 83 essays have still to be added to hundreds that are already online.
When that happens, all of George’s critical writing about art and literature will be freely accessible, searchable and readable. All will be available for machine learning and AI. People won’t need to travel for it.
But I have to travel to bring it to them.
For that reason, I am seeking donations to cover out-of-pocket travel expenses to get the 83 essays. They were originally published in newspapers from 1881 to 1933. None has been scanned or printed since.
Moreover none can be obtained by ordering online. The only way to get the essays is to visit the British Library in London, find the pages where they were printed years ago, and photograph or scan them on the spot.
You can support me by going to the campaign page and pledging a small or large donation. You can’t make a huge donation because the campaign goal is only $5,809. I’m seeking small. We can get there with baby steps.
George Moore Interactive LLC is a self-financed nonprofit. Someday it will seek grants and investments to develop advanced technology. We’re not there yet.
This campaign only covers travel expenses to obtain content that can’t be obtained any other way. Donations will not be used to pay for labor, tools or time to curate the content for publication.
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2 responses to “The Complete Essays”
Robert, Gofundme looks great, I donated 100, I think you should talk at the 19th century charitable association here in Oak Park – the pay 300 and it is on the web video. Can I get you in touch with the social science and art directors at 19th? Regards, Jim walter
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Thank you Jim, your donation is very generous and greatly appreciated! I would love to give a presentation to the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association in Oak Park. Please do me the honor of making introductions. Any fee I might earn would help to pay for my travel to London.
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