One Glance at the Card
Date1912
Artist
John Alonzo Williams
(American painter and illustrator, 1869–1951)
Illustration Citation"The Secret," by Forrest Crissey, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, October 1912
MediumGraphite and watercolor on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 17 1/2 × 20 3/4 in. (44.5 × 52.7 cm)
mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the bequest of Frieda Becher, 1975
Object number1975-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this scene, a young girl with a pleased expression reads a letter inviting her to a birthday party in her honor. Her mother and sister--looking less joyous--have not been invited. John Alonzo Williams studied with the painter John Twachtman and was a member of the National Academy of Design but worked consistently as an illustrator as well as a courtroom sketch artist. He was an award-winning watercolorist, and this illustration shows his facility with washes to produce tonal values.
Elenore Plaisted Abbott
1911
Charles David Williams
1911
