Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
More about the artist read in our eponymous Blog Post.
Title: Dad buys daughter a little birthday present.
Titled Dad buys daughter a little birthday present at Nat Boat Show", Dated '70, and Signed Middleton.
Dimensions: Sheet 8 1/2" x 11".
Date: 1970.
Materials and Techniques: ink and pen on paper.
Watermark: yes.
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.
Notes: The nine‐day run of the 60th National Boat Show ended at the Coliseum yesterday without setting any records, which in itself was a record. By Parton Keese. The New York Times Feb. 2, 1970.
- The New York Coliseum was a convention center that stood at Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York City, from 1956 to 2000.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.