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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Dewars, a Blend of Great Age & Character
Nov. 30, 1923
Graphite on paper, mounted on backing sheet.
9 x 7 1/16 inches (229 x 180 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1614
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Original preliminary sketch for an advertisement for Dewar's Whiskey, by Edmund J. Sullivan.
Drawing mounted on folded sheet 15 x 22 inches, folding to 15 x 11 inches, with another pencil sketch by Sullivan (1986.1613) mounted on p. [1].
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Dated at upper right: Dec. 1, 1923; at head, in pencil, "Dewars"; at bottom, " A Blend of Great Age & Character".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Sketch of an elderly Scottish couple in a kitchen; the woman seated in a covered basket chair, the man standing in front of her with a walking stick, clad in a kilt and tam o'shanter.
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