Miss Polly Halliday...My nephew...such as he is -- Pongo Twistleton

© SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum…
© SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN.
Miss Polly Halliday...My nephew...such as he is -- Pongo Twistleton
© SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Miss Polly Halliday...My nephew...such as he is -- Pongo Twistleton

Date1939
Artist (American illustrator, 1899–1978)
Illustration Citation"Uncle Fred in the Springtime," by P. G. Wodehouse, in The Saturday Evening Post, May 20, 1939
MediumWatercolor and gouache on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 9 5/16 × 11 in. (23.7 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1979
Object number1979-67
On View
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ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAuthor P. G. Wodehouse mocked the British upper classes (and some of their absurd names) in his comic novels and short stories. James W. Williamson captured the stereotypical expressions and dress of the characters.