Then we went to the Silver Slipper
Date1931
Artist
John Held, Jr.
(American painter and illustrator, 1889–1958)
Illustration CitationThe Flesh is Weak, by John Held, Jr. (New York: Vanguard Press, 1931).
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 15 × 10 3/4 in. (38.1 × 27.3 cm)
frame: 22 3/8 × 18 3/8 × 7/8 in. (56.8 × 46.7 × 2.2 cm)
frame: 22 3/8 × 18 3/8 × 7/8 in. (56.8 × 46.7 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 1986
Object number1986-116
On View
On viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextJohn Held, Jr.'s cartoons and caricatures were regarded as the epitome of the Roaring Twenties. He often showed his characters--including the well-recognized flapper-- dancing, motoring, and engaging in social activities.
