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Kerr Eby

Kerr Eby

1890–1946

WA-00046546

Tokyo, Japan

Painting

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

155

Works in Collection

159

Assets Indexed

3

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0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ6394320

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/7388
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Kerr Eby was a Canadian illustrator best known for his renderings of soldiers in combat in the First and Second World Wars. He is held in a similar regard to Harvey Dunn and the other famous illustrators dispatched by the government to cover the First World War.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Smithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, D.C.Art Institute of ChicagoChicago

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Artworks (155)

Cow Shed, Friendship, Maine

Cow Shed, Friendship, Maine

1941 · etching and aquatint on paper

9 1/2 x 15 in. (24.3 x 38.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Shark Rock

1941 · etching on paper

plate: 10 3/16 x 15 3/8 in. (25.8 x 39.0 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Day's End, Driftway

Day's End, Driftway

1939 · etching on paper

plate: 8 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (21.4 x 39.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Little Franklin

Little Franklin

1938 · drypoint on paper

plate: 8 1/2 x 14 5/8 in. (21.7 x 37.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Hatchet Cove, Maine

Hatchet Cove, Maine

1938 · etching and aquatint on paper

plate: 9 x 13 7/8 in. (22.9 x 35.2 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Hurricane's End

Hurricane's End

1938 · etching and aquatint on paper

plate: 9 3/8 x 16 in. (23.8 x 40.6 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Hurricane's End

Hurricane's End

1938 · etching and aquatint on paper

plate: 9 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (23.6 x 40.4 cm) sheet: 12 1/8 x 18 3/4 in. (30.8 x 47.6 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

1937 · Etching and sandpaper ground

Plate: 9 3/4 × 10 3/16 in. (24.8 × 25.9 cm) Sheet: 11 15/16 × 12 9/16 in. (30.4 × 31.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1937 · etching and sandpaper ground

Sheet: 32.1 x 47.4 cm (12 5/8 x 18 11/16 in.); Platemark: 24.5 x 40.1 cm (9 5/8 x 15 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mama's Boy

1937 · etching on paper

plate: 9 11/16 x 10 3/16 in. (24.6 x 25.9 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

They Hunt No More

They Hunt No More

1937 · etching on paper

plate: 10 x 14 3/16 in. (25.4 x 36.0 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

1937 · etching on paper

plate: 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (24.3 x 35.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

image: 9 3/8 x 14 in. (23.8 x 35.6 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Shadows

1936 · etching and aquatint on paper

plate: 10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (26.0 x 37.8 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Shadows

1936 · etching on paper

plate: 10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (26.0 x 37.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Shipping, Connecticut

Shipping, Connecticut

1936 · etching on paper

plate: 8 1/2 x 17 1/8 in. (21.6 x 43.5 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Untitled (Rowboats on the Pond)

Untitled (Rowboats on the Pond)

1935 · Etching with plate tone in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 32.2 × 17.5 cm (12 11/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 47.8 × 28.3 cm (18 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Refugees

1935 · etching and aquatint on paper mounted on paperboard

plate: 9 15/16 x 14 7/8 in. (25.2 x 37.7 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

September 13th, 1918, Saint-Mihiel

September 13th, 1918, Saint-Mihiel

1935 · etching and aquatint on paper

plate: 10 7/16 x 16 in. (26.5 x 40.6 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

September 18, 1918

September 18, 1918

1934 · Mezzotint and etching in black on ivory laid paper

Plate: 26.2 × 45 cm (10 3/8 × 17 3/4 in.); Sheet: 35 × 48.7 cm (13 13/16 × 19 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Driftway, Evening

1933 · etching

Image: 20.8 x 39.1 cm (8 3/16 x 15 3/8 in.); Paper: 33 x 50.5 cm (13 x 19 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Birches

1933 · etching on paper

plate: 7 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. (20.0 x 32.4 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Black Sails, Brittany

Black Sails, Brittany

1932 · etching on paper

plate: 9 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (25.1 x 23.2 cm.); sheet...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington and Lee at Monmouth (from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington")

Washington and Lee at Monmouth (from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington")

1932 · etching on paper

plate: 9 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (25.1 x 37.8 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Artwork sources (4)

155 published of 155 catalogued · 144 with image

Smithsonian
129 published129 img
Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
6 published
The Met
5 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

A Kiss for the Kaiser
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Desert Freight
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Artillery Train
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Driftway, Evening
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sand and Sea, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Storm
1937 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Kerr Eby (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Artsy artist portrait

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The Whale's Back (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Whale's Back (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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