BIB_ID
266259
Accession number
MA 11586
Creator
Thurber, James, 1894-1961.
Published
20th century.
Credit line
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Gift of Janine Luke in honor of William M. Griswold and in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2011.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Caption beneath image: "The funny picture is rejected because you can't tell who is talking, the old lady or the fireman, and because we had a picture of a man trying to get a drink at a dam. Besides, how did the old lady get through the police line?"
Original drawing for a cartoon submitted to The New Yorker,
Original drawing for a cartoon submitted to The New Yorker,
215 x 280 mm
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
A frowning woman hands a sheet of paper back to a somewhat startled looking man.
Medium
Pen and black ink on paper.
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