Mr. Sparrow: "Why Mr. Pheasant, why didn't you tell me this was to be a full dress affair?"

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Mr. Sparrow: "Why Mr. Pheasant, why didn't you tell me this was to be a full dress affair?"
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Mr. Sparrow: "Why Mr. Pheasant, why didn't you tell me this was to be a full dress affair?"

Date1914
Illustration CitationDate and place of publication not identified
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 14 5/16 × 11 1/4 in. (36.4 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 1985
Object number1985-18
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Not on view
Label TextKnown today primarily for his instrumental role in the Armory Show of 1913, Walt Kuhn also created comics for newspapers and humor magazines to supplement his income as an artist. This cartoon was probably part of a bird-themed series that he drew at times between 1905 and 1914.
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