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"Instructor : 'The next number, ladies, is entitled The Will o' the Wisp. And you must watch me closely, as it requires a great deal of grace and agility.'" : cartoon for Vanity Fair [drawing].

BIB_ID
266542
Accession number
MA 12283
Creator
Held, John, 1889-1958.
Published
1916.
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 published in Vanity Fair, Aug. 12, 1916.
240 x 365 mm
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
In a mansion scene, a portly dance instructor prances upon the floor to demonstrate the next dance upcoming to the three elegantly clothed women in attendance, as another woman plays the piano in the background.
Medium
Pen, brush and ink on illustration board.
Classification