By Jove, It's My Missing St. Michael!
Date1908
Artist
Frederick Coffay Yohn
(American artist, 1875–1933)
Illustration Citation"The Missing St. Michael," by Francis Cotton (pseudonym of Frank Jewell Mather), in Scribner's Magazine, February 1908
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 x 20 3/16 in. (76.8 x 51.3 cm)
frame: 33 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (85.1 × 59.7 cm)
frame: 33 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (85.1 × 59.7 cm)
Credit LineAcquired by exchange, 1978
Object number1978-658
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis plot centers on the ownership of a painting of St. Michael, interwoven with romantic entanglements among American expatriates in Italy. Frederick Yohn covered a wide range of subjects, from was a versatile illustrator, his subjects ranging from battles during the Spanish-American War to history textbook scenes to adventure novels to postage stamps.
