My 17th Lesson
Object number2007.85.17
Manufacturer
B. K. Elliott Company
Artist
Guy Cercone
Date1931
MediumCardstock; Ink; Paint
Credit LineGift of Joseph D'Andrea
DescriptionBlack ink drawing on rectangular lightweight cardstock. Drawing depicts eagle heads, some eyes accented with white paint, atop columns. Unfinished sketches on back, including a candle and artist's name.Dimensions13.5 x 17 in. (34.3 x 43.2 cm)InscriptionsFront has "EAGLE-A" across bottom.
MarksHandwritten in viewer’s bottom right corner “My 17th Lesson Nov, 16 - 1931”.
Embossed stamp in top right corner on back has text " Luxor / QUALITY BRISTOL / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. B.K.ELLIOTT CO."
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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