A Scene—and Presumably One of the Big Ones—in "Salvation"

A Scene—and Presumably One of the Big Ones—in "Salvation"

A Scene—and Presumably One of the Big Ones—in "Salvation"

Date1928
Artist (Swedish-American artist, illustrator, and cartoonist, 1885–1948)
Illustration CitationNew York Times, January 29, 1928
MediumInk and gouache on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 13 3/8 × 18 3/4 in. (34 × 47.6 cm)
sheet: 14 9/16 × 20 5/16 in. (37 × 51.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Valentine Cesare, 1992
Object number1992-48
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextOscar Cesare was a Swedish-born American caricaturist, painter, draftsman and editorial cartoonist. By 1911, after studying in Paris, he was living in New York City, where he worked at several publications, including The New York Times. This drawing represents actress Pauline Lord in the play Salvation (1928) by Sidney Howard and Charles MacArthur.