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Susy Clemens and her father as Hero and Leander [photograph, 1890] Susy Clemens and her father as Hero and Leander
[photograph, 1890]

During their stay at Onteora, an artists' retreat in the Catskills, in the summer of 1890, Clemens enjoyed improvising plays with his daughters.

Here he appeared as Leander, outfitted with a hot-water bag, who tried to swim the Hellespont to snatch a kiss from his beloved Hero.
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