Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000). More about the artist read in our eponymous Blog Post.
Title: Portrait of a boy with Ice Cream Cone.
Signed: J. Middleton f; Titled: Boy with Ice Cream Cone; Dated October, 1969; Annotated: at Howard Johnson's, C'ville, Va.
Dimensions: 11" x 8 1/2".
Date: 1969.
Materials and Techniques: ink and pen on wove paper.
Watermark: efficiency swifty-rase bond cotton content.
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: Stains. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Middleton Freeman Portfolio #36J.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Notes:
- Howard Johnson's Hotel and Restaurant were opened in Charlottesville about 1967.
- The Boy is reading a book titled "Spid[ers]" with a spider depicted on the cover.