Record ID:
281697
Accession number:
MA 12743
Published:
1940.
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, Aug. 24, 1940.
Inscriptions/Markings:
Alternate sketch version of the same scene--in pencil on center verso.
Summary:
Soldier salutes and speaks to his superior, as he is visibly upset about the small company of army men sleeping under a tree and playing cards on the grass, near a farmhouse.
Medium:
Black wax crayon on paper, mounted on illustration board.
Dimensions:
361 x 338 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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