There was time enough for only a mighty heave and a shove
Date1915
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
(American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration CitationThe Real Man, by Francis Lynde (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915, and A. L. Burt Publishers, 1917)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions22 7/8 x 16 in. (58.1 x 40.6 cm)
frame: 29 3/4 × 22 3/4 in. (75.6 × 57.8 cm)
frame: 29 3/4 × 22 3/4 in. (75.6 × 57.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-57
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThe man shown on this book cover is a fugitive from justice after being accused of murder in the American Midwest. Here, he proves his manly worth out West by saving a young woman's life as a runaway train bears down on her car.
