BIB_ID
266824
Accession number
MA 12928
Creator
Barton, Ralph, 1891-1931.
Published
1930.
Credit line
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, July 19, 1930.
562 x 768 mm
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Eight panels show a family arriving from the city at a train station in East Jitters, greeting their friend, three of them run off and swim, play tennis, and ride horses, while one man stays in and smokes and drinks: at the end, the three who exercised are on crutches and bandaged, while the drinking man looks no worse for the wear as they return to the train depot.
Medium
Pen, brush and black ink with graphite on paper.
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