Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.93.39 © 2008 The Connec ...

Isaac Smith, Druggist, Summoning Aid by Home-Delivered Telephone, 1878

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): 14 7/8 x 21 13/16in. (37.8 x 55.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

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

Object number1980.93.39

DescriptionDrawing of a man using a telephone to call for help. The man is dressed in night clothes, and is standing in a drugstore. On the wall behind him is a telephone switchboard. There are shelves with several bottles on them around the store. There is a lit oil lamp on the table lighting the room. At the right a cat is standing on a table.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 31 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.31.

Status

Not on view