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| 1561 |
| Life on the Mississippi |
| FES Title: | Jacket | |
| Alternate Titles: | 1861 |
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| Date: | 07/06/1927 | |
| Size: | 36″H x 28″W | |
| Medium: |  |
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| Type: | illustration | |
| Published: | Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927: cover.[no caption] DuPont Magazine, February 1930 : cover. ]no caption] Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. American Artists Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, n.d.: frontispiece. |
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| Inscription: | ll: Frank E. Schoonover / 1927 | |
| Annotations: | ||
| Exhibitions: | 1928 WSFA; 1931 FES | |
| Comments: | info this entry 1975 app – lad 2/03 index; edit; |
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| Commentary: | While Schoonover’s painting is used on the book cover, the inside illustrations were rendered by his student, illustrator Walter Stewart. In 1974, a limited edition of 3500, 10 1/2″ fine china plates was made using an 8″ reproduction of this image. | |
| Provenance: | Sold by artist to Willard T. White; descended in family to private collection | |
