Phoenix Mutual Insurance Company and the Chicago Fire
Date1947
MediumDrawing; ink wash and gouache with graphite on white wove paper with wood pulp paper lining
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 22 x 15in. (55.9 x 38.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro
DescriptionDrawing of Hartford insurance company representatives paying out claims after the Chicago fire of 1871. A man wearing a top hat sits by a barrel that he is using as a desk. He is handing what appears to be a check to another man wearing a hat and carrying two books. More people wait in the immediate background. To the left, a man with a beard and mustache and hat is meant to be Marshall Jewell. The background shows a huge crowd of people, and city buildings on fire with flames shooting up into the sky. A blank square with adhesive residue is at the top of the drawing.
Object number1980.93.25
MarkingsArtist's label affixed to corner of original protective paper covering, "hh art studios inc / dayton ohio".NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 40 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.40.Collections
- G. Fox & Co.
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