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Humorous drawings by Spencer Sargeant Large
Title
[Humorous drawings by Spencer Sargeant Large].
Production
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], [circa 1900-1910]
Physical Description
4 drawings : pen and ink and pencil ; sheets 20 x 27 cm and smaller
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Captions in English.
Provenance
Gift of Carmen D. Valentino, 2018.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Spencer Sargeant Large (1887-1967) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as an Infantry officer during World War I, and was wounded in France in 1918. His nickname was "Meadles".
Summary
Four drawings in pencil and pen and ink by Spencer Sargeant Large, circa 1900-1910. The drawings depict: a humorous self-portrait showing Large lounging in a hammock on a porch, captioned: "Meadles is a suburban-ite, and loves holidays and Sundays"; another humorous self-portrait showing Large standing trouserless while holding a pair of trousers in a room with a dressing table, captioned: "Meadles doing his long-distance act, or, tramping through the Paddy rondacks"; a sailboat; and a map of Africa. Accompanied by a brief note about Large by an unidentified source.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 02, 2021
References
Spencer Sargeant Large, Humorous Drawings by Spencer Sargeant Large. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Spencer Sargeant Large, Humorous Drawings by Spencer Sargeant Large. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drawings (visual works)
Manuscript maps.
Maps (documents)
Pen and ink drawings.
Pencil drawings.
Self-portraits.
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