My 20th Lesson

Object number2007.85.20

Date1931

MediumCardstock; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Joseph D'Andrea

DescriptionPencil drawing on rectangular lightweight cardstock. Drawing depicts a woman holding a young boy, about to kiss him.Dimensions9.5 x 15 in. (24.1 x 38.1 cm)
SignedArtist signature in the viewer's bottom right corner "by G. CERCONE / DEC. 1931".
MarksHandwritten at viewer’s bottom right edge “My 20th 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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