Object Timeline

1932

  • Work on this object began.

1935

  • Work on this object ended.

1958

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, The Young Genius, Cartoon for the New Yorker

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1932–35 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is charcoal and gray wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. Martin Egan.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 32.2 × 40.1 cm (12 11/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Initialed, lower right, in charcoal: "W.M."

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Young Genius, Cartoon for the New Yorker; USA; charcoal and gray wash on paper; H x W: 32.2 × 40.1 cm (12 11/16 × 15 13/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Martin Egan; 1958-139-2

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