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Cosmopolitan Fiction Illustration, The Harmonious Child by Sir Philip Hamilton Gibbs (First in Series), April 1925

 Item — Box: 004
Identifier: 001
The Harmonious Child by Sir Philip Hamilton Gibbs (First in Series)
The Harmonious Child by Sir Philip Hamilton Gibbs (First in Series)

On the left, a child sits on a couch, chin tucked to chest, and looks towards two men on the right. A violin, bow and sheet music sit on the table beside the couch. This drawing is the first of several installments for this story.

According to artist notes on the back of the item, the illustration was mailed to Cosmopolitan on January 15, 1925.

Format

Drawing

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

30.25 x 22.25”

Dates

  • Creation: April 1925

Related Materials

More illustrations correlating to this story can be found in Series 1: Box 1, Item 1 Box 3, Item 1 Box 3, Item 2

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Dowd Illustration Research Archive Collecting Area

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