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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
The Golden Age
Nov. 30, 1923
Graphite on paper, mounted on backing sheet.
9 x 7 3/16 inches (229 x 182 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1624
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Title from item.
Caption continues below: Dewars whiskey is the Golden Age in a bottle.
Original preliminary sketch by Edmund J. Sullivan of an advertisement for Dewar's Whiskey.
Drawing mounted on p. [1] of a folded sheet, 15 1/8 x 22 inches, with another advertising sketch by Sullivan mounted on p. [3] (see 1986.1625).
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Dated at upper right: Nov. 30, 1923; at head, in pencil, "The Golden Age"; at bottom, "Dewars whiskey is the Golden Age in a bottle."; various proposed advertising slogans for Dewars Whiskey on verso.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Sketch shows a classical pastoral scene, with a woman stooping to take her baby in her arms, and a man playing rustic pipes behind them.
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