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Thomas Heath Robinson
1869-1950
"Winthrop read it in his convulsed face"
ca. 1903
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
12 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches (307 x 226 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2114
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Drawing for an illustration for a work of fiction evidently entitled "A perfect disappearance"; possibly a short story by Talbot Smith published under that title ca. 1903.
Inscription:
Signed in pen and ink at lower left, "T.H. Robinson"; in pencil within the margin at foot: "A perfect disappearance No. I"; and "Winthrop read it in his convulsed face"; in pencil on verso, "Face of prisoner should be altered-see galley 1, page 2"; "Xmas"; "3 1/2 ".
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a young man sitting on a cot in a prison cell, accompanied by a second man who stands beside him, looking down, with his hat in his right hand.
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