Variant of In the City Editor's Room
Date1897
Artist
Howard Chandler Christy
(American illustrator and painter, 1873–1952)
Illustration Citation"A Girl Who Became a Reporter," by Hayden Carruth, in The Youth's Companion, April 22, 1897. Variant of published illstration
MediumLithographic pencil on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 19 13/16 × 22 in. (50.3 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the bequest of Frieda Becher, 1978
Object number1978-660
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis is a variant of a drawing that appeared in a story about a young woman stenographer at a New York City newspaper. Her boss refuses to let her work as a street reporter, suggesting that she cover fashion instead. After she undertakes an investigation in her off hours, her success wins her a reporter's position.
