Man With a Pipe was gifted to the Wriston Art Center Galleries, Lawrence University, by Howard Green.Jean Metzinger, Portrait of an American Smoking (Man with a Pipe), 1911–12, oil on canvas, 92.7 x 65.4 cm (36.5 x 25.75 in) Lawrence University, Appleton, WisconsinJean Metzinger, 1911–12, Man with a Pipe (Portrait of an American Smoking), oil on canvas, 92.7 × 65.4 cm (36.5 × 25.75 in), Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin In 1956 American Man was requested for touring by the American Federation of Arts via the State Department. The work was sent to Sweden and subsequently shown throughout western Europe. It was returned to the college in September 1957.Milwaukee-Downer College, "Snapshot, April 1956" (1956). Milwaukee-Downer College Student Newspapers. Paper 249, p. 3 The painting, shown here in a black and white half-tone photographic reproduction, has been missing since 1998, having disappeared in transit while on loan, between 27 July and 2 August.IFAR Journal, Volume 2, International Foundation for Art Research, 1998
