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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Crouched moody and silent before his own smoky hearth
1905
Pen and black ink and charcoal, on illustration board.
10 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (270 x 197 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1529
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Title from published caption.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for Herminie Templeton's story, "The ashes of old wishes," as it was published in McClure's magazine, v. 26, 1905-1906, p. 210.
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Signed and dated at lower right, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1905"; inscribed in pen on verso, "The Ashes of Old Wishes" (1) Darby O'Gill, the discontented man; label affixed to verso with the order or plate number(?), story title, and artist's name filled in.
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows the figure of Darby O'Gill, brooding on a stool with his chin in his hands, in a dark room lit by a single candle, with a cat sitting in front of him.
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