Family About to Ring Doorbell
Date1947
MediumDrawing; ink and gouache with graphite on white wove paper mounted to board
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 15 x 21 7/8in. (38.1 x 55.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro
DescriptionDrawing of a family on a porch with columns. A woman and man both wearing hats, are approaching a boy and a girl who are standing by the door, and pointing at a doorbell at the center. In the background are another house with columns, and a horse-drawn omnibus.
Object number1980.93.17
InscribedHand-written in pencil on the paper cover sheet, "#50". Pencil notations and measurements are hand-written at the bottom of the drawing.NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 50 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.50.Collections
- G. Fox & Co.
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