DescriptionPrinted advertisement featuring the portrait of a Caucasian female wearing a green dress; over her proper right shoulder are pink roses. Dark hair and dark eyes. Red background. Attached to black board. Printed retailer text at top left corner. Artist name printed in top right corner. Copyright information printed on bottom left corner. Title and poem printed on bottom right corner.Dimensions22.5 x 28.5 in. (57.2 x 72.4 cm)
SignedArtist name printed in top right corner, "F. Wabring"(?).
MarksPrinted text at top left corner, "H.C. HAGMAIER / Hatter and Furnisher / 925 WOOD ST., WILKINSBURG, PA."

Printed on bottom left corner, "...RIGHTED BY THE MEEK & BEACH CO. 1903".

Printed on bottom right corner, "Adeline / "Wherefore those dim looks of thine / shadowy, dreaming Adeline!" / - Tennyson".
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.

Related person Erwin Schofer (died 1955)

Related person Alfred Tennyson (British, 1809 - 1892)

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