Drawing

Object number2007.85.31

Date1930-1950

MediumCardstock; Ink; Paint; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Joseph D'Andrea

DescriptionBlack ink drawing with white and grey paint and pencil on rectangular cardstock. Drawing includes an image of a closed sewing machine tabletop with potted plant on top and white paint over plant's pot; men's shoe, accented with white paint; and pencil sketches of people. Ink scribbles on back and handwritten text.Dimensions9.625 x 9.125 in. (24.4 x 23.2 cm)
Inscriptions"Stag table / Electric Sewing Machine" handwritten in the viewer's top left corner.

Reverse has handwritten words, "hello Davidson / Just / plain Bill / Columbia network / Madison Avenue / Just plain New York City".
Historical NotesDrawing by artist Guy Cercone. Guy Cercone was an Italian-American freelance artist who did work for local department stores in the 1940s-1950s.

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