Escape was all the little man thought of

Escape was all the little man thought of
Escape was all the little man thought of

Escape was all the little man thought of

Date1913
Artist (American painter, 1877–1950)
Illustration Citation"Mr. Jones and the Nobility," by Dorothea Conyers, in The Saturday Evening Post, May 24, 1913
MediumOil on illustration board
Dimensions14 3/8 x 10 in. (36.5 x 25.4 cm)
frame: 20 7/16 × 16 in. (51.9 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ellen H. Davidson, 1962
Object number1962-42
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThe Archibald Jones of the title, a working-class employee of a British diamond merchant, has become embroiled in an intrigue of stolen gems, and in this scene tries to escape the scene of a jewel theft. His sudden departure from a train attracts the attention of an observer. Focusing mainly on facial expressions, Becher uses a vignette style, where contours are shaded off, blending with the page. Illustrators often used this method to accomodate text that would be printed on the published page.
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