She done her best to keep John Henry under her thumb
Date1910
Artist
Florence Scovel Shinn
(American illustrator, 1869–1940)
Illustration Citation"The Indiscretion of John Henry", by Walter Leon Sawyer, in The Century, November, 1910
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionssheet: 12 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (31.1 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineEstate of Helen Farr Sloan, 2013
Object number2013-43
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this story about a rural town, John Henry—seen here in his usual pose of being intimidated by his imposing mother—eventually stands up for himself in local politics. The illustration is typical of Shovel Shinn's humorous but sympathetic portrayals.
