Edmund Joseph Sullivan

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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
The head wore a disconcerted expression, as did, perhaps, that of St. John the Baptist
1914
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
14 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches (372 x 267 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1473
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Original drawing for an illustration for G.K. Chesterton's short story "The god of the gongs," from The wisdom of Father Brown; as the story first appeared with Sullivan's illustrations in the Pall Mall magazine, Sept., 1914.

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Signed and dated at bottom right, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1914"; inscribed in ink at bottom, "The God of the Gongs. (G.K. Chesterton) The head wore a disconcerted expression, as did, perhaps, that of St. John the Baptist."; in left hand margin, in pencil, "120 screen over all P.T.O."; pencil marks specifying width of printed illustration at top.

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Drawing shows the interior of a bandstand, where Flambeau stands looking down in surprise at the upturned head of Father Brown, who has just fallen through the floorboards.

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