Artist/Maker
Enit Zerner Kaufman
(1897 - 1961)
William Allen White (1868-1944)
ca. 1940
Crayon, black and red chalk, and touches of gouache on board
Overall: 21 3/4 × 17 3/4 in. (55.2 × 45.1 cm)
Gift of Enit Kaufman
1947.158
White was born in Emporia, Kansas, and attended the University of Kansas. In 1895 he became the proprietor of the Emporia "Gazette" which, with White as editor, became one of the most notable small-town newspapers in the United States. He also wrote a number of short stories and books; among them are "The Real Issue and Other Stories" (1896), "In Our Town" (1906), "A Certain Rich Man" (1909), and "The Changing West" (1939).
DescriptionPortraitMarkingssignature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
InscribedSigned at lower right in black crayon: "Enit Kaufman"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Enit Zerner Kaufman
ca. 1940–1945
1947.184
