Edmund Joseph Sullivan

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1869-1933

Great Character. Dewar's

1920s?

Graphite on paper.

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

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

1986.1660

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

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Captioned in pencil, at top, "Great character"; at bottom, "Dewar's".

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary:

Sketch shows a figure in medieval dress, probably intended to represent Shakespeare's Richard III.

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