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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Rabelais the laughing philosopher dedicated his immortal work "To all honest drinkers"
Nov. 30, 1923
Graphite on paper.
9 x 7 1/16 inches (229 x 180 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1617
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Dated at right: Nov. 30, 1923; at head, in pencil, "Rabelais the laughing philosopher dedicated his immortal work "To all honest drinkers"; at bottom,"To whom Dewars also dedicate their whiskey."
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Title from item.
Caption continues: To whom Dewars also dedicate their whiskey.
Original preliminary sketch for an advertisement for Dewar's Whiskey, by Edmund J. Sullivan.
Simple sketch in graphite below, crossed out by the artist, showing a figure drinking from a whisker barrel, with the caption: A Gargantuan thirst
Summary:
Seated portrait of a figure intended to represent Rabelais.
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