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
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.
Object number1980.93.37
InscribedHand-written along the top edge of the drawing in pencil, and below the drawing in ink, "Legend credits Israel Putnum with introducing cigars to Connecticut". In pencil at the bottom left margin, "#9/17", "This is nice".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.Collections
- G. Fox & Co.
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