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1901

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1959

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Drawing, On the Border-land of Crime

This is a Drawing. It was illustrated by John Tinney McCutcheon. It is dated ca. 1896 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. John T. McCutcheon. It is credited Gift of Mrs. John T. McCutcheon.

Its dimensions are

28.5 × 36.2 cm (11 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: "J. McCutcheon"

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite on verso: "For Stories of the Streets and of the Town / by George Ade - / Chicago Record - 1896 (ca)"; in blue crayon, below: "2 cal-sto", and "'On the border-land of crime'"

Cite this object as

Drawing, On the Border-land of Crime; Illustrated by John Tinney McCutcheon (American, 1870–1949); USA; pen and black ink, graphite on illustration board; 28.5 × 36.2 cm (11 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. John T. McCutcheon; 1959-26-1

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