Edmund J. Sullivan

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Edmund J. Sullivan
1869-1933
Sanatogen
Graphite on paper.
15 x 10 1/8 inches (380 x 257 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1746
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A preliminary study for a design for an advertisement for Sanatogen vitamin supplements.

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With the "Sanatogen" incorporated into the design at upper left; annotated by the artist in the margin at right, "Votive offering of crutches as at Lourdes"; below, "Charity (?), butterflies, daffodils, spring flowers".

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Design shows a procession of figures proceeding from the upper corner of the composition at left, down the right hand side of the sheet to the lower left hand corner. The figures at the back of the procession, all of whom appear crippled and infirm, stop beside a small temple at upper right, with "Sanatogen" across the lintel, where they receive a dose of the product from the hands of female figure in a Grecian tunic, and from whence they are shown proceeding healed and rejuvenated.

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