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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1988.435
People
Al Hirschfeld, American (St. Louis, MO 1903 - 2003 New York, NY)
Title
S. J. Perelman in Tahiti, for "To One Cup of Java, Add One Snootful of Tahiti"
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Eastward Ha! S. J. Perelman in Tahiti
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1976
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309761

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on off-white illustration board
Dimensions
74.2 x 55.5 cm (29 3/16 x 21 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: black ink, l.r.: HIRSCHFELD 5
  • gallery label: verso, paper, printed and handwritten: [see photo in curatorial file]
  • inscription: verso, black ink?: EASTWARD HA! (S. J. PERELMAN) / INTERVIEW WITH GAUGIN [sic] / VII TO ONE CUP OF JAVA, ADD ONE SNOOTFUL OF TAHITI / TRAVEL & LEISURE [see photo in curatorial file]
  • inscription: verso: I710 [see photo in curatorial file]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Al Hirschfeld, New York, New York; through [Margo Feiden Galleries, New York, New York], sold; to [Seiden and de Cuevas, Inc.], sold; to Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1988.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Melvin R. Seiden Collection
Accession Year
1988
Object Number
1988.435
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • S. J. Perelman, "To One Cup of Java, Add One Snootful of Tahiti", Travel and Leisure (October 1976), repr. p. 48
  • S. J. Perelman, Eastward Ha!, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY, 1977), repr. p. 127

Verification Level

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