But the unexpected happened
Date1907
Artist
Joseph J. Gould
(American illustrator, 1869–1948)
Illustration Citation"My Life - So Far," by Josiah Flynt (pen name of Josiah flynt Willard), in Success, September 1907
MediumCrayon and ink wash on bristol board
Dimensionssheet: 16 1/4 × 11 1/8 in. (41.3 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987
Object number1987-143
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis is a scene from the autobiography of Josiah Flynt Willard, a sociologist who lived as a vagrant in various countries for years in order to write exposes of life among the poor.J. J. Gould was well-known as both an illustrator and a poster artist.
Self-identified as "an up-to-date journal of inspiration, encouragement, progress, and self-help," Success began publication in 1897. Despite contributors like novelists Theodore Dreiser and Upton Sinclair, the magazine never achieved a dependable circulation base, especially as its original Horatio-Alger type philosophy went out of style. In 1928, it ceased publication.
