Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000). More about the artist read in our eponymous Blog Post.
Title: Portrait of Libby Foster.
Titled Libby at Poe's in 1975, Dated 1975, Annotated Libby Foster worked for the U.N. Last seen by me in early January, 1985 at the Cedar Tavern, New York, N.Y.; Inscriptions on the back: Her father tells me, "even I can't trust her." 1975 Poe's Restaurant C'ville, Va. AAA Artist/illustrator wanted to sketch combat/action scenes. Call Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 979-8136. TANIA'S SUGGESTION. June 18.
Dimensions: 8 1/4" x 8".
Date: 1975.
Materials and Techniques: ink and pen on 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.
Part of: Middleton Freeman Portfolio #35K.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Notes:
- In 1970s Poe's was a bar on The Corner near the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
- The Cedar Tavern was a bar and restaurant at Greenwich Village, New York City. In its heyday, known as a gathering place for avant garde writers and artists. It was famous in its day as a hangout of many prominent Abstract Expressionist painters and Beat writers and poets.
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