I never dare mention your name. Sometimes it rises to my lips, Helena, but I bite it off.
Date1919
Artist
Paul Stahr
(American illustrator, 1883–1953)
Illustration Citation"His Wife," by Alice Duer Miller, in The Saturday Evening Post, April 12, 1919
MediumInk and graphite on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 24 3/16 × 29 3/4 in. (61.4 × 75.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1988
Object number1988-139
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this story about marital conflict, a husband who wishes to run for governor is rather embarrassed by his independent wife who cares little for the pretenses of high society. During this conversation, he convinces her to attend a party where his prospective supporters wish to see her. She arrives in inappropriate dress and humorously mocks those present for their "refinement." At first put off, they then embrace her for her unconventionality.The son of German immigratns to New York City, Paul Stahr studied there at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. After expereince in a lithographic company, he created illustrations for many major magazine, and posters for Broadway shows. During World War I, he supported the war effort with poster designs before turning increasingly to the lucrative pulp industry, producing illustrations and covers for the inexpensive books and magazines, especially Argosy, that often featured crime, horror, and science fiction themes, as well as lurid romance and Western adventure.
