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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
His eye was caught by certain railway bills, and he calculated that that he might be home for Christmas
1927
Black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
14 11/16 x 10 7/16 inches (374 x 266 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1493
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Original drawing for an illustration for Robert Louis Stevenson's story "The misadventures of John Nicholson," published in, Weir of Hermiston. The misadventures of John Nicholson. London : Macmillan, 1928.
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Inscribed and dated at lower right, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1927"; inscribed in pen at bottom, "John Nicholson. His eye was caught by certain railway bills, and he calculated that that he might be home for Christmas... p. 156."
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a John Nicholson on a busy railway platform, examining the posted bills on the walls.
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