Peter Tells His Love Story

late 19th century

Edward Windsor Kemble American, 1861-1991

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Title Peter Tells His Love Story

Artwork Date late 19th century

Artist Edward Windsor Kemble

Life Dates 1861-1991

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Pen and black ink on off white wove paper

Dimensions Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 3/4 inches (26 × 34.9 cm)

Classification Drawings

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Charles E. Feinberg

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 55.506

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Signed Signed and dated, in pen and black ink, lower right: Kemble . 9. 87.

Inscriptions Inscribed, in pen and black ink, upper left: a9397 Inscribed, in pencil, upper right edge: [checkmark] Inscribed, lower right: 3589 [underlined] | Sept 24 [underlined] | 30 | hr Inscribed, along lower right edge: Dept 30 | Page 24 Inscribed, lower left: Two Kentucky Gentlemen Inscribed, under image, centered: 5 1/4 | Peter tells his love story Inscribed, in black crayon, upper half of sheet, verso: Cty | a 3073 [circled] Inscribed, lower left, verso: Kemble Inscribed, in blue crayon, lower half of sheet, verso: 10 x 9 | Peter tells his story | 35 - 953 | - (35.00)

Marks White sticker, with black type, upper left: 992 Stamped in black ink, upper right: 2713 Stamped in violet ink, lower right edge: WANTED Stamped, in center, verso: Art Department | The Century Co., | Union Square | New York City

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Charles E. Feinberg

1955-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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