Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Born Thirty Years Too Soon |
Creator |
Williams, J.R., 1888-1957 |
Date |
1938-09-27 |
Signed Name |
J.R. Williams |
Alternative title |
Free Lunch |
Finding number |
CGA.AC.BB11.006 |
Start Date |
1938 |
End date |
1944 |
Genre |
Cartoon feature |
Subject |
Poverty Great Depression Hunger Time |
Shown |
deli counter butcher hungry men beggars sausage meat crossed arms sweat tattered clothes dirty faces |
Medium |
Ink/Pencil/Paper |
Width (cm) |
31.000 |
Height (cm) |
28.600 |
Collection |
The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |
Description |
Dated, but no year given. Date written as "Tues. Sept. 27" on verso, a date which fell in either 1938 or 1944. 1938 more likely, considering caption (30 years prior to 1938 would be 1908, at date at which this scene could plausibly be set), and content (Great Depression, poverty) |
Credit line |
Gift of Ellen and Don Simon, The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |
Accession number |
CGA.2017.154 |
Version |
original art |