My Sixth Lesson

Object number2007.85.9

Date1931

MediumCardstock; Ink; Paint; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Joseph D'Andrea

DescriptionDrawing in black ink, white paint, and pencil on rectangular cardstock. Drawings include rectangles with different shades of black; a wardrobe; a folded shirt in package; a window with a shade and curtains; and three rectangles with different thatches.Dimensions15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)
InscriptionsDrawing of a folded shirt in package with a tag that reads, "Ma...".
MarksHandwritten in viewer’s bottom right corner “Sept. 3 - 31 / My Sixth Lesson”.
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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