"How much?" Put in the perching listener.

"How much?" Put in the perching listener.
"How much?" Put in the perching listener.

"How much?" Put in the perching listener.

Date1915
Artist (American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"A Million Too Much," by Francis Lynde, in Scribner's Magazine, November 1914
MediumCrayon on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 22 13/16 × 16 1/8 in. (57.9 × 41 cm)
sheet: 23 1/2 × 17 7/16 in. (59.7 × 44.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-103
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ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextMidwestern newspaper reporter Jerry Trimble is notified that he has inherited a million dollars, suspects that it's all a mistake, and expresses his doubts to his wife.
In the end, his legacy is "only" ten thousand dollars, which still seems a fortune to him.


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