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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
"Lullaby London"
1918
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
14 11/16 x 10 5/8 inches (373 x 271 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1578
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Caption continues: Paternal Governor sings - "Arrah now, Hush! Hush! Hush! Here comes the Bogey-Man!" by Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for a political cartoon for publication in the London weekly, The National news, 1918.
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Signed and dated at upper left, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1918"; on verso in pen, "'Lullaby London.' Caption continues: Paternal Governor sings - 'Arrah now, Hush! Hush! Hush! Here comes the Bogey-Man!' by Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S."; in blue pencil, "National News 4 1/2 wide."
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows David Lloyd George in a nursery with a squalling infant in his arms; behind him, on the wall, hangs a map entitled "Map of the World," with Criccieth, Walton, and Downing Street marked.
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