BIB_ID
444892
Accession number
MA 23829.1
Creator
Addams, Charles, 1912-1988.
Display Date
1944
Credit line
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Anonymous gift in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2021.
Description
1 drawing
Notes
Caption reads, "Well, don't come whining to me. Go tell him you'll poison him right back." in capital letters.
Published in the August 26, 1944 issue of the New Yorker.
Published in the August 26, 1944 issue of the New Yorker.
16 3/16 x 13 7/16 inches (411 x 340 mm)
Inscriptions/Markings
Drawing signed below image, right: Chas Addams. Inscribed in lower left corner: For Laila / with love / Chas Addams / New York 1954.
Summary
Morticia Addams (right), stands on a landing admonishing her worried-looking daughter Wednesday (center), while Wednesday's brother Pugsley peeks mischeviously out a door down the hall (left), holding a glass.
Medium
Ink and ink wash on illustration board.
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