BIB_ID
271259
Accession number
MA 12227
Creator
Held, John, 1889-1958.
Published
20th century.
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,
Title supplied by cataloger.
Title supplied by cataloger.
375 x 250 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"-You know that bit of shrapnel that I was to bring you as a memento. If you want it you'll have to marry me. -Why where is it. -In my shoulder"--in pencil on bottom recto.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Solider with arm in sling and using a cane speaks to a woman wearing a huge jeweled earring in front of a grand piano and beneath a chandelier.
Medium
Pen, brush and ink with correction fluid and graphite, on cardboard.
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