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| He Came to a Wide Rift of Gray Water |
| FES Title: | A quarter of a mile off Lone Tree he came to a wide rift of gray water that stretched away – mist ridden – as far as he could see on either side. | |
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| Date: | 04/1934 | |
| Size: | 25″H x 32″W | |
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| Type: | illustration | |
| Published: | East, Ben. “Coward’s Blood,” The American Boy–Youth’s Companion, July 1934: 16. caption: He came to a wide rift of gray water. He was a prisoner on Lone Tree Island. |
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| Inscription: | lr: FES / ’34 lr after publication: Frank E. Schoonover / ’34 |
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| Comments: | DAM 6/24/04; index; edit |
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| Commentary: | A comparison of the illustration in the publication with a more recent photograph shows that the painting was cut down at the bottom by several inches. It was then re-stretched and signed with the artist’s full name. (day books)
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| Provenance: | Given by artist to Mary Jamieson Cobb, Nashville, Tennessee (July 1961); Bonham’s New York, Lot 37 (May 20, 2015)
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