Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
More about the artist read in our eponymous Blog Post.
Title: Female portrait. Portrait of Joyce.
Titled: Joyce at 14th St. Dr'w'g Studio at Ave of Americas; Dated: 1966.
Dimensions: Sheet 11" x 13 1/2".
Date: 1966.
Materials and Techniques: Ink 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: Creases. One tear. The left edge is slightly damaged by detachment from an album binding. 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:
- Fourteenth Street School [of Art]. The term “Fourteenth Street School,” originating in the early 1950s, refers to a group of New York painters who, during the 1920s and ‘30s, continued the tradition established by the Ashcan School a generation earlier of realistically portraying everyday life. (Erik Brockett via InCollect).