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Artist:
Henry Strater, 1896 - 1987  Search this
Sitter:
Ernest Miller Hemingway, 21 Jul 1899 - 2 Jul 1961  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50.8 x 40.6cm (20 x 16")
Frame (approx): 67.3 × 56.5 × 6.4 cm (26 1/2 × 22 1/4 × 2 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1930
Exhibition Label:
Born Oak Park, Illinois
In 1954, when Ernest Hemingway received the Nobel Prize for Literature, the committee cited his “mastery of the art of modern narration.” His short stories and such novels as The Sun Also Rises (1926) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) introduced a new literary style that chronicled the disillusionment of the post-World War I “lost generation.” His terse, powerful prose subsequently became a major influ- ence on modern American literature. Hemingway’s own experiences—reporting on foreign wars, living the bohemian life in Paris, and seeking adventures in Africa, Spain, and Cuba—fueled his imagination and helped create his larger-than-life persona.
He met the artist Henry Strater when the two of them were living abroad in Paris in the 1920s. Strater shared many of Hemingway’s interests, including boxing and fishing, and painted him on at least three occasions. This portrait was done in Key West, Florida, where Hemingway wintered during the 1930s.
Topic:
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Male  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Sports and Recreation\Outdoorsman  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Nobel Prize  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990189
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990189