Kerr Eby

Kerr Eby was a Canadian painter, photographer, printmaker and illustrator (1890–1946). He was born at Tokyo and died at Norwalk.

Also recorded as Kever Ely; Harold Kerr Eby; Kerr Harold Eby.

Kerr Eby in brief

Born
1890
Died
1946
Known for
painter, photographer, printmaker and illustrator
Place of birth
Tokyo
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Recognition and collections

Kerr Eby received Member of the National Academy of Design. Work by Kerr Eby is held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Print Collection and Bryn Mawr College Special Collections.

Catalogued works

48 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1913 to 1946.

Made in Germany. The Refugees, dated 1926, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1977.40. Shadows, dated 1944, held by Q214867, inventory 1944.7.1. Doughboys Marching, held by Q214867, inventory 1984.7.69. Still Hollow, dated 1936, held by Q214867, inventory 1943.3.3714. Rough Going, dated 1919, held by Q214867, inventory 1943.3.3715. September 13, 1918, St. Mihiel, dated 1934, held by Q214867, inventory 1943.3.3716. Early Morning, Brittany, dated 1930, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.43. Sardine Fleet, dated 1928, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.44. The Whale's Back, dated 1925, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.45. Snow Fields, dated 1924, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.46. Polperro, No.2, dated 1925, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.47. Porthleven, dated 1925, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.48. Portage, dated 1930, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.49. Shadows on the Agawa, No. 2, dated 1929, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.50. Mist on the Agawa, dated 1928, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.51. Refugees, dated 1933, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.52. Storm, dated 1937, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.53. Salt Marshes, dated 1930, held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.54. Cider Mill, dated 1940, held by Q214867, inventory 1949.5.58. Cow Shed, dated 1946, held by Q214867, inventory 1964.8.702. Spring Freshets, dated 1929, held by Q214867, inventory 1968.10.7. Polperro, No. 2, dated 1925, held by Q214867, inventory 1968.10.8. No. 1 Wall Street, dated 1930, held by Q214867, inventory 1968.10.9. In the Open, dated 1927, held by Q214867, inventory 1968.10.10. Polo, Plate B, dated 1927, held by Q214867, inventory 1968.10.12. White Water, dated 1929, held by Q214867, inventory 1968.10.14. Boston Stump, dated 1925, held by Q214867, inventory 1968.10.15. Where Do We Go?, dated 1919, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1582. Evening, dated 1931, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1579. Word By The Way, dated 1919, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1583. Brooklyn Bridge, dated 1930, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.1576. Driftway, Evening, dated 1933, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1162. Scout Planes at Dawn, dated 1928, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.345. The Medway, dated 1929, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1164. The Family, dated 1928, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1163. Salisbury Plains, dated 1929, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1165. Digging Clams, dated 1931, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1166. Cornwall, dated 1927, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.315. Night Loading, dated 1930, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.344. Morning Mist, dated 1913, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.554.65. Railroad Bridge, Connecticut, dated 1924–46, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.554.87. Infantry, Château-Thierry, dated 1920–21, lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.554.80. No Man's Land -- St. Mihiel Drive, dated 1919, mezzotint and drypoint, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.554.62. Artillery Train, dated 1919, etching on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1945.417. "The Caissons Go Rolling Along", dated 1929, etching and sandpaper ground on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1945.418. A Kiss for the Kaiser, drypoint, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1947.356. Desert Freight, drypoint, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1947.355.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.

Q214867: 44 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 42 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 90 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 27 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Eby, Kerr, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Peace Profile: Kerr Eby, Peace Review, 2006.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Le Second Livre (1916) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Kerr Eby studied at Art Students League of New York.

Work by Kerr Eby is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Print Collection and Bryn Mawr College Special Collections.

Distinctions recorded are Member of the National Academy of Design.

Chronology

  1. 1890Kerr Eby born at Tokyo.
  2. 1916Le Second Livre digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1919Rough Going (Q214867).
  4. 1926The Refugees (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  5. 1936Still Hollow (Q214867).
  6. 1944Shadows (Q214867).
  7. 1946Kerr Eby died at Norwalk.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Eby, Kerr, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Peace Profile: Kerr Eby, Peace Review, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Kerr Eby as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Kerr Eby.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Kerr Eby.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Kerr Eby (90 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6394320: Kerr Eby

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Kerr Eby”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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