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Drawing

Object number2017.68.20

Artist Unknown

Date1988

MediumPaper; Ink; Paint(?)

Credit LineGift of Jennifer Busia

DescriptionCaricature drawing on rectangular off-white paper. Front features pen and ink polychrome drawing of Sophie Masloff in three-quarter view; figure is outlined in heavy black ink; figure has short brown hair, circular earrings, and is wearing a red dress with red shoes; she is smiling and holds of brown gavel in her proper right hand. Blue "sky" surrounds the figure's head.DimensionsHeight x Width: 14.063 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
SignedIllegible artist signature in black ink in the bottom right corner.
InscriptionsBlack handwritten text to the proper left of the figure "Sophie"; a red heart with black outline dots the "i".

Printed black and white logo in bottom left corner "WW[apple]R"; the two W's are superimposed.

Printed black text at bottom center "WSBK".
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the life and career of Sophie Masloff. This caricature hung in her office. Sophie Friedman (1917-2014) was born in the Hill District and attended Fifth Avenue High School. She became a clerk at the County Court in 1938 and worked there until 1976, the year she was elected to the City Council. She became Mayor in 1988 when she was president of the City Council and Richard Caliguiri died in office, making her next in line. She won the election in 1989 making her the first woman and Jew to hold the office. She declined to run again and retired in 1994. In 2000 and 2004 she served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

Previous owner Sophie Masloff (1917 - 2014)

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