Edmund Joseph Sullivan

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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
A Noble Spirit, Don Quixote
Dec. 1, 1923
Graphite on paper, mounted on backing sheet.
9 x 7 1/16 inches (229 x 179 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1623
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Caption continues below: Dulcinea del Toboso is the most beautiful woman in the world. The knight was of course cracked-but to discover the most beautiful whiskey you must crack a bottle of DEWARS.
Original preliminary sketch by Edmund J. Sullivan of an advertisement for Dewar's Whiskey.
Drawing mounted on p. [3] of a folded sheet, 15 1/8 x 22 inches, with another advertising sketch by Sullivan mounted on p. [1] (see 1986.1622).

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Dated at upper right: Dec. 1, 1923; at head, in pencil, "A Noble Spirit, Don Quixote"; at bottom, "Dulcinea del Toboso is the most beautiful woman in the world. The knight was of course cracked-but to discover the most beautiful whiskey you must crack a bottle of DEWARS."; sketches of spheres and other forms in ink on verso.

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Sketch shows Don Quixote astride his horse, waving his lance and shield.

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