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Original illustration for "A Hug-Me-Tight With Sleeves: Neighborhood House Again - With a Sigh and a Smile on Every Page" illustrated by Rose O'Neill. Written by Lenora Mattingly Weber.



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Title

Original illustration for "A Hug-Me-Tight With Sleeves: Neighborhood House Again - With a Sigh and a Smile on Every Page" illustrated by Rose O'Neill. Written by Lenora Mattingly Weber.

Alternative Title

Good Housekeeping, Vol. 92 No. 5, May, 1931, p.89

Creator

Rose Cecil O'Neill

Creator Biography

American, b. June 25, 1874 in Wilkes Barre, PA. d. April 6, 1944 in Springfield, MO

Description

Three adults, two children and a cat. Children in left foreground with cat on lap. Woman seated at a table with checked tablecloth, leaning on her hands. Two men look over her shoulder, one pouring coffee.

Inscription

Signature on right in ink "O'Neill". Bottom right corner in pencil: "Second drawing 'I wake up in the night…and so alone.' P. 7"

Date Created

c. 1930

Century

20th

Item Dimensions

55 cm. h. x 37 cm. w.

Medium

Drawing

Materials

India ink, pencil and color on Whatman watercolor board.

Techniques

Pen, pencil and brush.

Provenance

Gift of the Rose O'Neill Foundation, August 21, 2018

Acession Number

2018.026

Accession Year

2018

Photo Number

20180030

Creator Last name

O'Neill

Creator First Name

Rose Cecil