19th Lesson

Object number2007.85.19

Date1931

MediumCardstock; Ink; Paint

Credit LineGift of Joseph D'Andrea

DescriptionBlack ink drawing with grey and white paint on rectangular lightweight cardstock. Drawing depicts a lamp accented with grey and white paint, with book accented with grey paint. Dimensions7.75 x 8.25 in. (19.7 x 21 cm)
MarksHandwritten at bottom center “19th Lesson Dec, 2 - 1931”.

Embossed circular stamp in bottom left corner has text "STRATHMORE / TRADE [flower image] MARK / DRAWING BOARD".
Historical NotesDrawing from a correspondence course artist Guy Cercone took in the early 1930s. Guy Cercone was an Italian-American freelance artist who did work for local department stores in the 1940s-1950s.

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