Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Hell-Broth
1918
14 11/16 x 10 11/16 inches (373 x 271 mm)
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
1986.1580
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
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Caption continues: The Shan Van Voght. 'Tis no use puttin' straw in yer hair, and pretendin' ye dont know that, if ye put that log on, the stew will boil over. Politico-Strategical Cook. "Who asked your opinion?" The Shan Van Voght. "Not yourself - and for why not? A blind man may see! Ye mane it to boil over!" by Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for a political cartoon for publication in the London weekly, The National news, 1918.
Caption continues: The Shan Van Voght. 'Tis no use puttin' straw in yer hair, and pretendin' ye dont know that, if ye put that log on, the stew will boil over. Politico-Strategical Cook. "Who asked your opinion?" The Shan Van Voght. "Not yourself - and for why not? A blind man may see! Ye mane it to boil over!" by Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for a political cartoon for publication in the London weekly, The National news, 1918.
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Signed and dated at upper left, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1918"; on verso in pen, "Hell-Broth. The Shan Van Voght. 'Tis no use puttin' straw in yer hair, and pretendin' ye dont know that, if ye put that log on, the stew will boil over. Politico-Strategical Cook. "Who asked your opinion?" The Shan Van Voght. "Not yourself - and for why not? A blind man may see! Ye mane it to boil over! by Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S."; in pencil, "National News 4 1/2 wide."
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