My 8th Lesson

Object number2007.85.10

Date1931

MediumCardstock; Ink; Paint; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Joseph D'Andrea

DescriptionDrawing in black ink, white and grey paint, and pencil on rectangular lightweight cardstock. Drawing include pen; pencil; armchair painted grey and accented with white; desk; and two end tables. Dimensions14.25 x 10.375 in. (36.2 x 26.4 cm)
InscriptionsPen with text "WAHL / EVERSHARP / 14 K / GOLD SEAL / FLEXIBLE" on tip.

Pen and pencil with text "ORC" on both.

At top, written in pencil, "100" inside circle and below desk, "90" inside circle.
MarksHandwritten in viewer’s bottom left corner “My 8th Lesson Sept, 20 - 31”.
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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