Artist: Richard W. Wert (British? no other mentions of this name have been found).
Title: Food of the Gods.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in ink at the bottom, under the image: Food of the Gods. Richard W. Wert. 21.
Dimensions: Sheet 10" x 15 1/2": Borderline 7 1/4" x 11 3/4".
Date: 1921.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on heavy cream laid 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: Cut unevenly. Remnants of old mat to margins. Discoloration. Creases. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XX C.
Notes:
- The clothing of the people depicted does not contradict the dating.
- Perhaps the title of "The Food of the Gods" is sarcastic and refers to the artist's attitude towards cinema in the post-World War I period.
- On the wall of the cinema are movie posters, mostly fictitious or unknown, but some have real correspondences to films from 1921. Among others:
Services rendered.
The Flight.
The cannibal millionaire.
Rex diablo in the kingdom of...
Intelligent feet.
Scorpion Steve.
Toujours les mêmes choses.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.