Later on the Marshall left the Town Hall, followed by several smiling gentlemen of the cloth, Justice Robb and the editor of the Banner.

Later on the Marshall left the Town Hall, followed by several smiling gentlemen of the cloth, Justice Robb and the editor of the Banner.
Later on the Marshall left the Town Hall, followed by several smiling gentlemen of the cloth, Justice Robb and the editor of the Banner.

Later on the Marshall left the Town Hall, followed by several smiling gentlemen of the cloth, Justice Robb and the editor of the Banner.

Date1918
Artist (American artist, 1880–1942)
Illustration Citation"You are Invited to be Present," by George Barr McCutcheon, in McClure's Magazine, May 1918
MediumGouache and ink on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 15 × 18 7/8 in. (38.1 × 47.9 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1986
Object number1986-39
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis is a scene from a humorous story that, according to McClure's editors, who were conscious of the daily dispatches from the front, would provide an escape from the stresses of World War I. The main character is Anderson Crow, a small-town marshal who appeared in several of George Barr McCutcheon's stories, seen here in beard, bow tie and - on his chest - the star of his office. He is on his way, with the support of several townsmen, to challenge a man of German background. The plot centers on suspicion of and prejudice against German-Americans by bumpkin-like Americans.


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