Study for cartoon "Welcome in the Year 1917"

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Winsor McCay, American, 1869 - 1934
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A male figure, with a long beard and hourglass pendant, drives a car while carrying a young child wearing a banner inscribed '1917.' The grill of the vehicle is decorated with eagle wings, stars, and stripes.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. R.M. Hunt
1916
Accession Number
1960-38-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and black ink, blue color pencil on illustration board
Dimensions
29.3 × 29 cm (11 9/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
made in
USA
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Record ID
chndm_1960-38-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4743b2f82-753f-4e2d-b616-5d82c3dcc8b6
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