Jake had forgotten that he was broke

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Jake had forgotten that he was broke
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Jake had forgotten that he was broke

Date1934
Illustration Citation"Mister Simmons Good Lord!" Redbook Magazine, June 1934
MediumWatercolor and graphite on board
Dimensionscomposition: 18 1/16 × 27 1/4 in. (45.9 × 69.2 cm)
sheet: 21 7/8 × 29 7/8 in. (55.6 × 75.9 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2025
Object number2025-30
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Label TextThis illustration accompanied a story typical of the Depression Era, when romance and finance came together in popular fiction. Our dancing protagonist Jake meets a pretty girl at a nightclub and they dance. When it comes time to stop for a drink, he remembers that he’s broke and goes to ask a friend for money, but while he’s gone, the young woman buys the drinks in thanks for him buying her a drink and being kind to her years ago when she first arrived in the city.
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