Composers of Musical Comedy
Datec. 1920
Artist
Stuart Davis
(American painter and printmaker, 1894–1964)
Illustration CitationThe Little Review, July-August 1920.
MediumBrush and ink on Strathmore laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 25 1/8 × 19 in. (63.8 × 48.3 cm)
support: 26 1/8 × 20 1/8 in. (66.4 × 51.1 cm)
frame: 32 3/8 × 26 3/8 × 1 in. (82.2 × 67 × 2.5 cm)
support: 26 1/8 × 20 1/8 in. (66.4 × 51.1 cm)
frame: 32 3/8 × 26 3/8 × 1 in. (82.2 × 67 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2023
Object number2023-59
On View
On viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextDavis was a fan of modern music, including ragtime and jazz. Here he imagines a playful scene where composers write songs for a musical comedy. A mug of beer and a large jug labeled "ice water" lubricate the creative process in this Prohibition-era cartoon.
Charles Davis Mitchell
1929
