Artist: Frank Thayer Merrill (1848-1936) was an American artist and illustrator.
Title: Grotesque sketches of Heads.
Signed: Frank Merrill; Merrill fecit; Drawing by Frank Merrill Lowell Institute. [Merrill participated in the free drawing program at the Lowell Institute from 1864 to 1875].
Dimensions: 6 3/4" x 4 1/8". 7 1/2" x 8 1/4", 5" x 8".
Date: Mid XIX C.
Materials and Techniques: pen, ink, and graphite 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: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XIX C.