i would say james fenimore cooper's novels everywhere in america, still read in school, still partnerst: is cooperstown named after him treasury know, after his father. his father founded the town and he grew up in. c-span: go back to john singer sargent could you talk a lot about him. >> guest: there he is. c-span: what was his age? >> guest: he was an american prodigy. he was a gifted, notably, astonishing the gifted painter when he was still 18, yet 18. he painted several of his major masterpieces when he was still in his 20s. is madam x. as it's known. his daughters of edward boyd. his spanish dancer, all done in paris, and all done when he was still in his 20s. there's madam x. she was also an american. most people did realize that, living in paris. and this painting was at the time considered scandalous because of her pose, her low-cut evening attire. there he is, sargent, a young man standing in his studio with a portrait of madame x. behind him. c-span: who was married to set? >> guest: a young woman from pennsylvania who decided that she wasn't just going to be a woman who pa

i would say james fenimore cooper's novels are everywhere in america. they are still read in school and still popular and still important. c-span: is cooperstown new york named after him? >> guest: and no, named after his father. his father founded the town he grew up there. c-span: go back to john singer sergeant because you talk a lot about him in here. >> guest: there he is. c-span: what was his age? >> guest: john singer sergeant was an american prodigy. he was a gifted notably astonishingly gifted painter when he was still 18, yet 18. he painted several of his major masterpieces when he was still in his 20s. as madam x., his daughters of edward boyd, his l. valeo which is about a spanish dancer in paris and all done still in his 20s. there is madam x. she was madam littrell, a also an american. most people didn't realize that living in paris and this painting was at the time considered scandalous because of her pose or her low-cut evening attire. there he is, sergeant as a young man standing in his studio with the portrait of madam x behind him. c-