Tall, Strong, Swart

Tall, Strong, Swart
Tall, Strong, Swart

Tall, Strong, Swart

Date1902
Artist (American illustrator, 1875–1921)
Illustration Citation"The Black Factor," by Herman Whitaker, in Munsey's Magazine, March 1902
MediumInk, gouache, and crayon on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 18 7/16 × 13 1/8 in. (46.8 × 33.3 cm)
sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 in. (50.5 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Sataloff, 1979
Object number1979-41
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this story of the dangers and romance of 18th-century French settlement of Canada's West, the heroic Fraser (standing) is a "factor," a man who set up trading posts in unexplored territory.