She thought that Theodore would surely have finished his breakfast by this time. But when she came downstairs he was at the table.

She thought that Theodore would surely have finished his breakfast by this time. But when she came downstairs he was at the table.
She thought that Theodore would surely have finished his breakfast by this time. But when she came downstairs he was at the table.

She thought that Theodore would surely have finished his breakfast by this time. But when she came downstairs he was at the table.

Date1916
Artist (American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration CitationFanny Herself, by Edna Ferber (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1917). Not published
MediumGraphite, crayon and gouache on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 15 15/16 × 21 5/8 in. (40.5 × 54.9 cm)
sheet: 21 3/16 × 29 in. (53.8 × 73.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-96
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextSince Becher left no records of his arrangements with publishers, it is not known why he created this fully-finished drawing for Edna Ferber's Fanny Herself. The illustration may have been submitted with the hope of gaining the assignment. The book was published a year later with illustrations by another artist. Fanny Herself is the semi-autobiographical chronicle of a young Jewish girl growing up in a small Midwestern town. Here, Fanny struggles to maintain a fast for religious reasons while her brother enjoys his breakfast.
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