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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Master Hatch, "Darkie" and his "Old Motor"
1923
Pen and ink over graphite, on illustration board.
14 11/16 x 10 3/8 inches (373 x 264 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1608
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Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for an unidentified publication.
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Signed and dated at lower right, "Edmund J. Sullivan, 1923; captioned in ink, "Master Hatch, 'Darkie' and his 'Old Motor'".
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows an old man with a beard, sharpening a knife on a treadle driven grindstone in village street, surrounded by chickens; beside him stands another man, presumably the customer waiting for the old knifegrinder to finish with his blade.
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