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N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945) For all the world, I was led like a dancing bear 1911 Oil on canvas, 47 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (120.0 x 97.2 cm) Collection of Brandywine River Museum Bequest of Gertrude Haskell Britton, 1992 NCW NUMBER 17 TITLE For all the world, I was led like a dancing bear ALTERNATE TITLE(S) The Hostage MEDIUM Oil on canvas INSCRIPTION(S), LABEL(S) Lower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined); inscribed lower left: © CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS; label adhered to back of top frame member: 26. THE HOSTAGE (Treasure Island) / Loaned by Mrs. Brigham Britton; label on backing paper: VIXSEBOXSE ART GALLERIES / Cleveland, Ohio; label on backing paper: Brandywine River Museum / Brandywine Heritage, 1971 SUBJECT illustration DATE 1911 PROVENANCE Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY; Coburn Haskell, Cleveland, OH; Gertrude Haskell (Mrs. Brigham) Britton, Cleveland, OH, 1948-1992 EXHIBITION HISTORY Rockland, ME, 1966, no. 26, as "The Hostage"; Chadds Ford, PA, 1971, no. 62, as "The Hostage"; Chadds Ford, PA, 1972, no. 62, as "The Hostage"; Chadds Ford, PA, Brandywine River Museum, "N. C. Wyeth and His Grandson: A Legacy," Jan. 24 - March 29, 1998 (Chadds Ford venue only of Chicago, IL, 1997 and not included in checklist); Chadds Ford, PA, Brandywine River Museum, "N. C. Wyeth's Treasure Island: Classic Illustrations for a Classic Tale," Sept. 10- Nov. 20, 2011 INITIAL USE color illustration f. p. 244, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911) REFERENCES George E. Freeland, et al., America's Building, The Makers of Our Flag (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937), illus. b/w p. 181; Henry C. Pitz, "Millions of Pictures," American Artist Magazine, vol. 25, no. 10, (Dec. 1961), color illus. p. 53; John Lewis, The Twentieth Century Book, (New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp, 1967), illus. p. 213; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 218, color illus. p. 83; David Michaelis, N. C. Wyeth A Biography (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998), color illus. after p. 116; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.344, p. 229 IMAGE SOURCE transparency directly from painting