Illustration for The Vanishing Men / man and woman in office with window
Date1919
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
(American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"The Vanishing Men (part 4)," by Richard Washburn Child, in Collier'sWeekly, October 1919
MediumCrayon, charcoal, and graphite on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 23 3/4 × 19 7/8 in. (60.3 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Anita Leiser, 2004
Object number2004-14
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextArthur Becher's drawing illustrates Richard Washburn Child's story about American millionaire Peter De Wolfe, in London after World War I, and his infatuation with the British Brena Selcoss. She tells him that her estranged husband has a way of making men who admire her vanish without trace. Peter's and Brena's foreboding expressions hint at this ominous mystery.
