Legend Credits Israel Putnam with Introducing Cigars to Connecticut

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 22in. (38.1 x 55.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

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

Object number1980.93.37

DescriptionDrawing of six men seated and standing in a tavern. Three of the men are wearing tri-corner hats, and all but one of the men are holding mugs or tankards. One man is standing behind a bar or counter, and is wearing an apron. He holds a cigar in one hand. There are several more mugs or tankards on shelves on the wall behind him.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 35 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. The drawing was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.35.

Status

Not on view