We always wake up to find the prison clothes - and hot, smelly, dirty Aden!
Date1916
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
(American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"A Passing Princess," by William Ashley Anderson, in The Ladies' Home Journal, August 1916
MediumCrayon and gouache on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 12 13/16 × 10 3/4 in. (32.5 × 27.3 cm)
sheet: 29 7/16 × 20 in. (74.8 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 29 7/16 × 20 in. (74.8 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-101
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextSet in 1917 in the port of Aden, which was still under British rule, this story features a young American man jokingly called a "neutral" by his British friends because unlike Britain, America was still in World War I. His American directness makes him among the refined British, but his winning personality impresses a young woman. Here they talk about the mystical aura of Aden's ancient history.
