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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
"I have still a matter of four pounds tin tucked safe & deep in the bottom of me breeches pocket"
1905
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
15 3/16 x 10 11/16 inches (385 x 272 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1535
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Herminie Templeton's story, "Killbohgan and Killboggan " as it was published in McClure's magazine, v. 27, 1906, p. 658.
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Signed and dated at lower left, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1905"; inscribed in pencil at head, "I have still a matter of four pounds tin tucked safe & deep in the bottom of me breeches pocket "; label affixed to verso with the order or plate number(?), story title, and artist's name filled in.
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Jerry O'Flynn standing with his hand in his pocket, surrounded by his wife and four children.
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