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1925

  • Work on this object began.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Which is the Real Democratic Party?, 1925

This is a Drawing. It was cartoonist: John Tinney McCutcheon. It is dated 1925 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

47.1 × 40 cm (18 9/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Label lower right, below signature: "Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.; Copyright, 1925, / 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: "Which is the Real Democratic Party?"; in graphite, lower left corner: "Nov5-1925"; in pen and black ink, below: "Thursday"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Which is the Real Democratic Party?, 1925; Cartoonist: John Tinney McCutcheon (American, 1870–1949); USA; pen and black ink, graphite on illustration board; 47.1 × 40 cm (18 9/16 × 15 3/4 in.); 1959-26-5

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