Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
More about the artist read in our eponymous Blog Post.
Title: At Smith's, New York.
Signed: Middleton; Titled: Smiths; Dated: '69;
Dimensions: Sheet 11" x 13 1/2".
Date: 1969.
Materials and Techniques: ink and pen on paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Dents, tears. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Middleton Freeman Portfolio.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Note:
- "Smith's Bar and Restaurant" has held down the northwest corner of 44th Street and Eighth Avenue for 50 years. (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York).