Edmund Joseph Sullivan

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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Skates, all sorts and sizes, pick 'em out where you like - 3d an hour! ...
Jan. 26, 1933
Graphite on paper.
11 x 15 inches (280 x 381 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1601
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Caption continues: Can we have two and a half pairs of skates for sixpence?
Original preliminary sketch by E.J. Sullivan for a cartoon that was apparently unsuccessfully submitted to Punch by the artist.
Accompanying letter cataloged separately.

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Signed and dated at upper right, "Edmund J. Sullivan. Jan 26, 1933"; at foot in pencil: Skates, all sorts and sizes, pick 'em out where you like - 3d an hour! Can we have two and a half pairs of skates for sixpence?

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Drawing shows a man standing beside a sign reading " 3d an hour" and holding up several pairs of skates; he is surrounded by several boys, and skating figures are visible on the ice indicated in the background.

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