When the feasters were satiated, they rushed into the circle of dancers
Date1910
Artist
Frank Earle Schoonover
(American illustrator and painter, 1877–1972)
Illustration Citation"A Cup of Cocoa," by Eleanor Stuart, in McClure's Magazine, August 1910.
MediumOil on canvas mounted on Masonite ™
Dimensions27 1/4 × 19 3/8 in. (69.2 × 49.2 cm)
frame: 31 1/8 × 23 in. (79.1 × 58.4 cm)
frame: 31 1/8 × 23 in. (79.1 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Collins, 1985
Object number1985-79
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn this story, a British man in his family cocoa business is accepted for the diplomatic service and arrives in a cocoa-producing area of West Africa. During his travels and adventures there, he observes a local dance festival.