Edmund Joseph Sullivan

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1869-1933

The Holiday Spirit. Dewars

1920s?

Graphite on paper.

19 7/8 x 14 15/16 inches (505 x 380 mm)

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

1986.1651

Notes:

Original preliminary sketch for an advertisement for Dewar's Whiskey, by Edmund J. Sullivan.

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Captioned in pencil at head, "The Holiday Spirit"; below, "Dewars".

Provenance:

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary:

Sketch shows comic music hall performers on stage in blackface.

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