Illustration for The Lonesome Place
Date1923
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
(American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration CitationFor Angelo Patri, "The Lonesome Place." Probably not published.
MediumOil on illustration board
Dimensions23 3/4 × 36 in. (60.3 × 91.4 cm)
frame: 24 1/2 × 36 3/4 in. (62.2 × 93.3 cm)
frame: 24 1/2 × 36 3/4 in. (62.2 × 93.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-54
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThere is no evidence that this illustration by Arthur Becher was published. Angelo Patri's The Lonesome Place was a short allegory about enduring life's struggles and discovering self-reliance. It appeared in a magazine (unidentified) in 1924 with two illustrations by W. T. Benda. Becher and Benda may have been competitors for the commission. 
