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1927

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1959

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, The Bond Salesman

This is a Drawing. It was cartoonist: John Tinney McCutcheon. It is dated 1927 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.

Its dimensions are

42.8 × 36.5 cm (16 7/8 × 14 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Label in lower right corner: "Copyright, 1927, by The Chicago Tribune"

It is signed

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, bottom center: "The Bond Salesman"; in graphite, lower left corner: "May 22-1927"; in pen and black ink, below: "Sunday"

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Bond Salesman; Cartoonist: John Tinney McCutcheon (American, 1870–1949); USA; pen and black ink, graphite on illustration board; 42.8 × 36.5 cm (16 7/8 × 14 3/8 in.); 1959-26-3

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