Section One THE LIFE by Maxwell King · Part One : Scotland, steel and the origins of the lifelong wanderings of a man of many parts. How John Kane came to America from Scotland and began a long and extraordinarily varied working life, first in coal and coke, then in steel, railroads and building, all the while patiently honing his skills as an artist. And how his risk-taking, seeking nature took him to many parts of the country and into activities as different as boxing with professionals and patiently teaching himself the skills of a painter and an artist. Chapter 1: A Boy in Scotland Chapter 2: Coming to America Chapter 3: Making Steel Chapter 4: A Ranging and Restless Spirit · Part Two : Railroads, strikes, a love affair with paint, marriage to "as pretty a lass as ever came out of Ireland," a peripatetic journey through the land, and earning some real money from art. Wherein, John Kane, grievously injured in an accident, manages to carry on as a workman, an artist, and, now, a family man. Chapter 5: Trouble Comes Chapter 6: Paint Chapter 7: The Artist as Nomad Chapter 8: And Home Again · Part Three: At last, success; and, with it comes controversy and the overwhelming feeling of getting lost in all the world's attention. But John Kane, always resilient, now does some of his very best work, just as wealthy collectors and museums compete for his paintings. Chapter 9: Acclaim Chapter 10: And Controversy Chapter 11: Legacy Section Two THE ART by Louise Lippincott Part 1: Review of the Field Chapter 1: Storytellers: Sky Hooks as a John Kane word painting Chapter 2: Myth, legend, history: Subsequent critical literature · Part 2: An Unconventional Career Chapter 3: Tests of virtue: Why Kane doesn't fit the modernist paradigm Chapter 4: Hero's quest: A workman's way to the fine arts Chapter 5: Comedy of errors: A culture clash, a setback, and a tiresome cloud Part 3: Self-Portraits and Landscapes Chapter 6: Mirror, mirror: John Kane's early self-portraits and artistic identity Chapter 7: Soul of a champion: Later self-portraits and industrial worker culture Chapter 8: Cinderella Story: John Kane and the Carnegie International Chapter 9: Beauty and the Beast: John Kane as a landscape painter Chapter 10: Rumpelstiltskin: John Kane's industrial subjects Notes, Bibliography.