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Edmund Joseph Sullivan
1869-1933
Lord Killjoy in the Chair
Nov. 30, 1923
Graphite on paper, mounted on backing sheet.
9 x 7 1/16 inches (229 x 179 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1621
Inscription:
Dated at upper right: Nov. 30, 1923; at head, in pencil, "Lord Killjoy in the Chair"; at bottom, "A voice: - Put a tot of Dewars in it."
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption continues below: A voice: - Put a tot of Dewars in it.
Original preliminary sketch by Edmund J. Sullivan of an advertisement for Dewar's Whiskey.
Drawing mounted on p. [3] of a folded sheet, 15 1/8 x 22 inches, with another advertising sketch by Sullivan mounted on p. [1] (see 1986.1620).
Summary:
Sketch shows "Lord Killjoy", with a long, frowning face, and mutton-chop whiskers, seated in the House of Lords with a glass and carafe of water in front of him.
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