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Edmund J. Sullivan
1869-1933
Portrait of a Seated Young Man. Verso: Sketch of a Scene From "Humble Pie"
Graphite on paper.
8 7/8 x 6 5/16 inches (226 x 161 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1750
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Portrait sketch of a man seated on a folding chair or stool, with legs crossed and a book or sketch pad (?) in his lap. Verso: Rough sketch of a scene from the play "Humble pie", by W.D. Emerson, showing a man standing in a room in front of an open door at right, with the figure of a woman lightly delineated at left, with caption: Reckon I'd like to tackle a chunk of that pie I've come thirty miles without stopping.
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