A Map of the Heart
Datec. 1917-1920
Artist
Nell Brinkley
(American Illustrator and comic artist, 1886–1944)
Illustration CitationDate and place of publication not identified. Probably syndicated in newspapers.
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 14 1/4 × 11 in. (36.2 × 27.9 cm)
sheet: 17 5/8 × 13 in. (44.8 × 33 cm)
sheet: 17 5/8 × 13 in. (44.8 × 33 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2014
Object number2014-7
On View
On viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextCreated as a stand-alone cartoon, A Map of the Heart features six Brinkley Girls in a classroom holding slate boards, under two hearts with map grids. The theme plays on the 1910-1920 use of “map” as slang for a face: the group is studying the art of the beautiful face, getting ready to take their knowledge beyond the classroom. The professorial Cupid at right is otherwise occupied, his instruction not needed by the six specialists in romantic seduction.
Stanley Massey Arthurs
1925
