Record ID:
266391
Accession number:
MA 12552
Published:
1933.
Credit:
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Gift of Janine Luke in honor of William M. Griswold and in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2011.
Description:
1 drawing.
Notes:
Original drawing for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, Dec. 23, 1933.
Inscriptions/Markings:
"You wouldn't build a house without a firm foundation would you"--in pencil on upper left verso; "$35.00"--in pencil on upper center verso.
Summary:
Salesgirl trying to sell a girdle to a very overweight woman.
Medium:
Pen, brush and black ink with correction fluid and graphite and overlaid typed caption, on paper.
Dimensions:
480 x 377 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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