"To Little Mike from Eubie Blake"

c. 1931

American 20th Century

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American 20th Century

Artist

The image depicts a man shown from the waist up, sitting with one arm resting on his knee and the other at his waist. He has a calm expression on his face, a short mustache, and a clean-shaven head. He is wearing a dark suit jacket, a white shirt, and a bow tie, with a handkerchief visible in his breast pocket. He is wearing a ring on his right hand. The background is a plain, neutral tone. The image is inscribed with a handwritten message on the right side.
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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Eubie Blake, center right in graphite: To Little Mike / From / Eubie Blake / 1931; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 24/11.JHKW / AF099E; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Eubie Blake [illegible and crossed out] Jones; center left stamped in blue ink: Kindly return all photographs to / PRESS DEPT. / WILLIAM MORRIS / 1560 BROADWAY / NEW YORK CITY; center right illegible printing notes in graphite; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: J1

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