Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
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Title: Cedar Tavern, New York.
Signed: with monogram JMF and Middleton f.; Titled: Cedar Tavern, New York City. Dated: Sept. 1969; Annotated: Lunch time. Inscription verso: My last drawing done at The Cedar Tavern before leaving for Virginia. September, '69.
Dimensions: Sheet 14 3/8" x 11".
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: 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:
- The Cedar Tavern was a bar and restaurant at Greenwich Village, New York City. In its heyday, it was known as a gathering place for avant garde writers and artists. It was famous in its day as a hangout of many prominent Abstract Expressionist painters and Beat writers and poets.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.