Pistols and cutlasses flashed. Rafaelito lifted the casket high above their heads and sent it crashing into their midst
Date1929
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
(American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"Jewels of the Dead," by Emma Lindsay Squiers, in Collier's Weekly, January 18, 1930
MediumCrayon, watercolor, and charcoal on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 23 7/8 × 32 1/4 in. (60.6 × 81.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-35
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe adventure stories of Emma-Lindsay Squier - herself a world traveler - often took place in far-off historical settings. In the tale of Montezuma's buried jewels, shipwreck, pirate violence and hidden treasure teach the moral lesson that love is worth more than riches. Such plot resolutions made her work marketable to the youth as well as adult audiences.
