Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin
DraftsmanDrawn by
HH Art Studios Inc.
(American)
Date1947
MediumDrawing; ink and gouache with graphite on white wove paper mounted to board
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 15 x 21 13/16in. (38.1 x 55.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro
DescriptionDrawing of a woman meant to represent Harriet Beecher Stowe standing in a parlour, or living room. She holds a piece of paper in her hand that she appears to be reading. On the floor is a rock with a piece of string wrapped around it, and to the left a hole through a window in a door, and broken glass on the floor. In the background is a fireplace and two chairs. An oil lamp and two books are on a table.
Object number1980.93.15
NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 24 of a series of 53 done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. It was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.24.On View
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