Third Lessone / Fourth Lesson
Object number2007.85.7
Artist
Guy Cercone
Datec. 1930
MediumCardstock; Ink; Paint
Credit LineGift of Joseph D'Andrea
DescriptionDrawing in black ink and white paint on rectangular cardstock. Drawings include hand mirror, brush, and comb and four bottles of perfume. White paint accented on mirror and brush; on bottles, used as accent and also as writing.Dimensions14.375 x 6.875 in. (36.5 x 17.5 cm)SignedG. C. in upper left corner.
InscriptionsText on bottles: "MIRACLE", "GAETANO CERCONE / LE PIRATE", "L", "Ashpodele", "RAFFAEL EDMONDO DE A MICIS GIOSUG CARDUCCI DANTE ALIGHIERI D'ANNUNZIOG".
MarksHandwritten in viewer’s bottom left quadrant “Third Lessone / Fourth Lesson”.
Historical NotesDrawing from a correspondence course freelance 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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