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JULY.4.1969. HI NABOR'! IF THAT = OLD GEE - ZER'S IN HEAVEN, LIKE HIS TOMBSTONE SAYS, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THE DEVIL WOULDN'T HAVE HIM. QUOTE. FIRE AND HAIL. SNOW AND VAPOUR. STORMY WIND FUL-LFILLING HIS WORD: PSALMS=148=8.
JULY.4.1969. HI NABOR'! IF THAT = OLD GEE - ZER'S IN HEAVEN, LIKE HIS TOMBSTONE SAYS, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THE DEVIL WOULDN'T HAVE HIM. QUOTE. FIRE AND HAIL. SNOW AND VAPOUR. STORMY WIND FUL-LFILLING HIS WORD: PSALMS=148=8.

JULY.4.1969. HI NABOR'! IF THAT = OLD GEE - ZER'S IN HEAVEN, LIKE HIS TOMBSTONE SAYS, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THE DEVIL WOULDN'T HAVE HIM. QUOTE. FIRE AND HAIL. SNOW AND VAPOUR. STORMY WIND FUL-LFILLING HIS WORD: PSALMS=148=8.

Artist Jesse Howard (American, 1885 - 1983)
Date1969
MediumPaint on enamel and metal
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/4 × 18 × 2 1/8 inches (46.36 × 45.72 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kohler Foundation, Inc. in collaboration with the Kansas City Art Institute
Object number2017.17.2
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DescriptionThe work consists of a sign that the artist has painted white, with a horizontal area of orange-red paint at the top. The sign is circular with a rectangular bottom. Text is painted in black capital letters across the sign on 13 ruled lines.Exhibition History

Further research needed.

 

Provenance

The artist (1885–1983), Fulton, MO, July 4, 1969–April 24, 1974;

 

Purchased from the artist by the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, April 24, 1974;

 

Partially given to and partially purchased by the Kohler Foundation, 2016;

 

Gift of the Kohler Foundation, in collaboration with the Kansas City Art Institute, to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

Published References

Further research needed.

 

Copyright© Jesse Howard Estate / Kohler Foundation Inc.
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FULTON. MO. FEBRUARY. FIRST. 1974 FREE THOUGHT; FREE SPEECH; YES" IN THIS DAY, AND AGE" WITH ALL OF OUR CHURCHES; SCHOOLS; AND COLLEDGES." YES, THE MOST SHOKING TRUTH" OF MY WHOLE LIFE IS, THE GREAT MULTITUDE' OF PEOPLE; THAT DONT KNOW A HOLY BIBLE' FROM A' FUNNY PAPER, OR AN ALMANAC; I HAVE TALKED TO A GREAT MANY PEOP-LE. AND JUST AS SOON AS I MENTION THE BIBLE THEY GET GOING; I SAY; SHAME ON YOU, YES, GO HANG YOUR HEAD'IN SHAME". IF YOU CANNOT" FIND'A ROPE; THEN HANG YOUR HEAD IN THE FORK=OF A TREE; MY BIBLE SAYS, QUOTE. AND IF A'KINGDOM BE' DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF; THAT KINGDOM CANNOT STAND. AND IF A HOUSE BE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF THAT HOUSE CANNOT = STAND. AND IF SATAN RISE UP AGAINST HIMSELF, AND BE DIVIDED; HE: CANNOT STAND, BUT HATH AN END.ST= MARK.3=24=25=26. READ ON, AND ON. FREE THOUGHT, FREE SPEECH. YES, THE KINGDOM OF CALLAWAY
FULTON. MO. FEBRUARY. FIRST. 1974 FREE THOUGHT; FREE SPEECH; YES" IN THIS DAY, AND AGE" WITH ALL OF OUR CHURCHES; SCHOOLS; AND COLLEDGES." YES, THE MOST SHOKING TRUTH" OF MY WHOLE LIFE IS, THE GREAT MULTITUDE' OF PEOPLE; THAT DONT KNOW A HOLY BIBLE' FROM A' FUNNY PAPER, OR AN ALMANAC; I HAVE TALKED TO A GREAT MANY PEOP-LE. AND JUST AS SOON AS I MENTION THE BIBLE THEY GET GOING; I SAY; SHAME ON YOU, YES, GO HANG YOUR HEAD'IN SHAME". IF YOU CANNOT" FIND'A ROPE; THEN HANG YOUR HEAD IN THE FORK=OF A TREE; MY BIBLE SAYS, QUOTE. AND IF A'KINGDOM BE' DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF; THAT KINGDOM CANNOT STAND. AND IF A HOUSE BE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF THAT HOUSE CANNOT = STAND. AND IF SATAN RISE UP AGAINST HIMSELF, AND BE DIVIDED; HE: CANNOT STAND, BUT HATH AN END.ST= MARK.3=24=25=26. READ ON, AND ON. FREE THOUGHT, FREE SPEECH. YES, THE KINGDOM OF CALLAWAY
Jesse Howard
1974
2017.17.4
Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words
Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.121
Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words
Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.122
Having his picture taken as a pretext for not moving
Having his picture taken as a pretext for not moving
Unknown
ca. 1850
2017.68.294
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Studio, in his Home, La Californie
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Studio, in his Home, La Californie
David Douglas Duncan
1958
R58-18/53 Y
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived. Cannes and the Mediterranean fill the horizon beyond his garden
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived. Cannes and the Mediterranean fill the horizon beyond his garden
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.10
Ride Like the Supplest Jockey Who Floats His House Over the Highest Jumps; His Absolute Attention Smoothes Out All Bumps
Ride Like the Supplest Jockey Who Floats His House Over the Highest Jumps; His Absolute Attention Smoothes Out All Bumps
Arthur Tress
1989
F96-47/8
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Home, La Californie
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Home, La Californie
David Douglas Duncan
1958
R58-18/64
Know the Casual Abandon of the Bear, and His Pose - He Swats Up the Fish Like His Own Little Toys
Know the Casual Abandon of the Bear, and His Pose - He Swats Up the Fish Like His Own Little Toys
Arthur Tress
1988
F96-47/2
The vast ceremonial hall of the château dwarfing Picasso and his son Paulo, as the artist explains his daydream plans for the vaulted room, which he never touched
The vast ceremonial hall of the château dwarfing Picasso and his son Paulo, as the artist explains his daydream plans for the vaulted room, which he never touched
David Douglas Duncan
1956-1959; printed 2013
2014.11.132
President Nixon Meets with Troops of The 1st Infantry Division at Di An, Twelve Miles Northeast of Saigon, on his Eighth Visit to South Vietnam and his First as President, July 30, 1969
President Nixon Meets with Troops of The 1st Infantry Division at Di An, Twelve Miles Northeast of Saigon, on his Eighth Visit to South Vietnam and his First as President, July 30, 1969
Bob Daugherty
1969; printed 2013
2014.31.9
Bullfight, No.14: The very skillful student of Falces, wrapped in his cape, tricks the bull with the play of his body
Bullfight, No.14: The very skillful student of Falces, wrapped in his cape, tricks the bull with the play of his body
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
1816
37-39/1