Artists›Kerr Eby

Kerr Eby

Canadian-American, 1890

WA-00112846

Tokyo, Japan

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Birth yearSmithsonian· 93%✓
LocationSmithsonian· 93%✓
NationalitySmithsonian· 93%✓
BiographySmithsonian· 93%
DeceasedSmithsonian· 93%

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1976.17.11
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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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: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 2mo ago

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Artworks (13)

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etching and sandpaper ground · 1937

Storm

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

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Etching and sandpaper ground · 1937

The Last Supper

1937 · Etching and sandpaper ground

Plate: 9 5/8 × 13 7/8 in. (24.5 × 35.3 cm) Sheet: 12 3/8 × 16 3/4 in. (31.5 × 42.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Etching and sandpaper ground · 1937

Mamma's Boy

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

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Etching and sandpaper ground · 1937

They Hunt No More

1937 · Etching and sandpaper ground

Plate: 10 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (25.7 × 35.8 cm) Sheet: 12 in. × 17 7/16 in. (30.5 × 44.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

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Etching · 1924

Railroad Bridge, Connecticut

1924 · Etching

mat size: 14¼ x 19¼ in.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Lithograph · 1920

Infantry, Château-Thierry

1920 · Lithograph

Plate: 9 9/16 × 12 1/2 in. (24.3 × 31.8 cm) Sheet: 13 3/8 × 16 5/8 in. (33.9 × 42.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Mezzotint and drypoint · 1919

No Man's Land -- St. Mihiel Drive

1919 · Mezzotint and drypoint

Plate: 8 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.4 × 32.9 cm) Sheet: 10 3/4 × 16 1/16 in. (27.3 × 40.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

image: 7 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (19.4 x 16.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

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drypoint

A Kiss for the Kaiser

drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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etching

Sand and Sea, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

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13 published of 13 catalogued · 0 with image

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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6 entries · 1 sources

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