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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1988.436
People
Al Hirschfeld, American (St. Louis, MO 1903 - 2003 New York, NY)
Title
S. J. Perelman and a Bathtub, for "Paris on Five Dolors a Day"
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Eastward Ha! "Paris on Five Dolors a Day"
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1975
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309781

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on off-white illustration board
Dimensions
74 x 55 cm (29 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: black ink, l.r.: HIRSCHFELD 5
  • inscription: l.r., black ink: EASTWARD HA! S. J. PERELMAN #2 "PARIS ON FIVE DOLORS A DAY"
  • gallery label: verso, paper, printed and handwritten: [see photo in curatorial file]
  • label: verso, paper, printed: PERRIGOT-MASURE / MOULIN PAPIER D'ARCHES / COLD PRESSED / 100% RAG - 90 lb.- MOULD-MADE / COLD PRESSED / ARCHES / WATER COLOR BOARD / Made in "Cold Pressed" and "Rough" Surfaces / DISTRIBUTORS: / THE MORILLA COMPANY / LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
  • inscription: verso: I684

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
1988.436
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • S. J. Perelman, "Paris on Five Dolors a Day", Travel and Leisure (October 1975), repr. p. 41

Exhibition History

  • Collecting for Harvard: Works Acquired through the Generosity of Melvin R. Seiden, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/03/1993 - 08/15/1993

Verification Level

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