Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.93.2 © 2008 The Connect ...

Early Automobile / Statue of Minuteman

DraftsmanDrawn by HH Art Studios Inc. (American)

Date1947

MediumDrawing; ink and graphite on cream colored wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 3/8 x 13 3/8in. (23.8 x 34cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro

Object number1980.93.2

DescriptionTwo individual drawings on one page. The drawing on the left shows four men riding in an open automobile, possibly meant to be an electric vehicle, driving by a factory building with a tall square cupola with a clock. The drawing on the right shows a man standing on what appear to be rocks, and holding a rifle.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesUse Note: Original drawings done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as illustrations accompanying full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. They were later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948. The drawing on the left appears on page 28, and the drawing on the right appears on page 27. The illustrations also appear on the cover of the book.

Status

Not on view