In the way of Business

In the way of Business
In the way of Business

In the way of Business

Date1916
Artist (American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"In and the Way of Business," by Stacy Aumonier, in Pictorial Review, March 1917
MediumCrayon on illustration board
Dimensions20 × 30 in. (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-31
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ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis story centers on an unemployed man who eventually finds a job as a salesman. To his dismay, all his business deals must be made in pubs. He falls into alcoholism, and dies from its effects. His cynical employers then condemn him for drinking "to excess." Here, early in the plot, he contemplates the job offer that will be his ruin.

Several of Aumonier's works were adapted for movies and for Alfred Hitchcock's television series.

Becher's notes for the publication's art editor are visible on this drawing.
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