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| 1904 |
| “Kill Me Now!” Cried Renfrew. “And You’ll Be Hanged.” |
| FES Title: | “Kill me now,” cried Renfrew “And you’ll be hanged. With a cry Hellward Shalter dashed at him to hurl him from the cliff. Renfrew flung himself away from the precipice – falling to the ground at the rope’s end. | |
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| Date: | 04/1932 | |
| Size: | 34″H x 38″W | |
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| Type: | illustration | |
| Published: | Erskine, Laurie York. “Red Riders.” The American Boy–Youth’s Companion, July 1932: 27. caption: With a manic cry, Shalter dashed at Renfrew to hurl him from the precipice. |
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| Inscription: | lr: F.E. Schoonover / ’32 | |
| Annotations: | en verso: 1904 en verso on label on stretcher: April 1932 / illustration for — Red Riders / “Kill me now,” cried Renfrew “and you’ll be hanged.” / With a cry, Hellward Shalter dashed at him to hurl him from the cliff. Renfrew flung himself away from / the precipice, falling |
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| Comments: | digital 6-09-05 Florida trip; index; form 4/10/07; edit |
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| Commentary: | This painting was rescued by current owner’s father when he went to make an appraisal of some property at ‘The Timbers,’ a boys camp located on Mullet Lake near Topinabee, Michigan. The camp was scheduled for demolition. This painting and two other’s by Schoonover (as well as 7 other original illustrations) were being used as window coverings. The appraiser offered $5 for each of the 10 and the offer was accepted. | |
| Provenance: | ‘The Timbers’ Boys Camp, Mullet Lake, Topinabee, Michigan; Earl E. Styles, Gaylord, Michigan; Stanley S. Styles, Gaylord, Michigan; Collection of Greg and Glenda Styles | |
