A Most Infamous Young Swindler

<p>Artistically gifted rejected by his parents plagued by uncontrollable mood swings and a suicide at age 24 Thomas Langrel Harris was gay manic and quite possibly a genius. Oscar Wilde called him a most infamous young swindler while Edward Steichen referred to him as one of the biggest men of our time. This is the story of a talented artist significant photographic model and mercurial young man all trace of whom Fate seemed determined to erase. The settings range from the small town of Petersburg Illinois to the grand boulevards of Paris France. Unidentified for nearly a century the tale of this elusive yet fascinating figure can now be told.</p>