Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
More about the artist read in our eponymous Blog Post.
Title: Sketches of bar patrons.
Titled Wednesday Night at Max's Charlottesville, Virginia, Signed with monogram MF; Annotated: Dog Pound, Barn Dance.
Dimensions: 9" x 11";
Date: Late XX C.
Materials and Techniques: Sanguine drawing on wove 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: Crease. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Middleton Freeman Portfolio #38B.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Notes:
- Max was a nightclub with the largest dance floor in Charlottesville, located at 120 11th St. S.W. in Charlottesville until it closed. (dmbalmanac.com).