Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
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Title: Portrait of a red haired girl.
Titled: Red haired girl, Dated: Jan 16, 1970, Annotated: At The Cedar Tavern, and Signed twice: with monogram M.F.S. and Middleton.
Dimensions: Sheet 11" x 8 1/2".
Date: 1970.
Materials and Techniques: ink and pen on paper.
Watermark: Plover Bond 25% Cotton Fiber USA.
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 #38J.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Notes: The Cedar Tavern was a bar and restaurant at Greenwich Village, New York City. 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.