BIB_ID
266269
Accession number
MA 12808
Creator
Hokinson, Helen E. (Helen Elna), 1893-1949.
Published
1940s.
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
Original drawing for a cartoon submitted to The New Yorker.
Alternate caption below title caption: "Have you any idea how much Louis Bromfield charges for his bacon?"
Alternate caption below title caption: "Have you any idea how much Louis Bromfield charges for his bacon?"
368 x 587 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"(will put in Xmas decorations)"--in partially erased pencil on lower right recto.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Older woman, who is taking notes while wearing gloves, asks a bewildered butcher about how much an author prices pork belly in his novels.
Medium
Pen, brush and black ink with graphite and overlaid correction on paper.
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