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Look, ma! Suddenly I'm a good boy!
Title
Look, ma! Suddenly I'm a good boy!.
Production
[United States], [circa 1940s?]
Physical Description
1 drawing : charcoal, pen and ink ; 28 x 22 cm
Notes
Title from inscription on drawing.
Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Caption in English.
Provenance
Formerly owned by P.D. (Philip D.) Eastman. Gift of Susan Eastman, 2018.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Robert Chesley Osborn (1904-1994) (Yale, 1928), American satiric cartoonist, illustrator, and author.
Summary
Drawing in charcoal and pen and ink by Robert Chesley Osborn, depicting a caricature of Francisco Franco with angel wings and standing atop a mound of dead bodies, circa 1940s. Originally housed in a window mat inscribed in pencil: "Pocas oras te faltan (your hours are numbered) Goya". The mat inscription was photographed and the mat discarded after acquisition by the library; a copy of the photograph is housed with the drawing.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 15, 2021
References
Robert Chesley Osborn, Look, Ma! Suddenly I'm a Good Boy! Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Robert Chesley Osborn, Look, Ma! Suddenly I'm a Good Boy! Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Caricatures.
Charcoal drawings.
Drawings (visual works)
Pen and ink drawings.
Political cartoons.
Occupation
Cartoonists United States 20th century.
Illustrators United States 20th century.
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