Drawing
- Title:
- And He Never Gets To The Top
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1966.013.27
- Creator:
- Penn
- Date:
- 1912
- Description:
- Drawing, cartoon of "And He Never Gets To The Top", by Penn, 1912. Pen and ink on paper. Man "Labor" on walking on treadmill, surrounded by wooden boards, labeled "HIGHER & HIGHER PRICES / TREADMILL". To the right a fat man with top hat, labeled on waistcoat "HIGH / PROTECTION / TRUST," has one arm around "Estabrook", while "Barton" listens and looks on. In the left background, "Lyford" has hand to head and "Worcester" is asleep under a window. Signed left center edge: "Penn" Horizontal pencil line near top and bottom margins. "X'" through pen marks on bottom. Pencil inscription on reverse:"64, 636 / De[ ] St C{ } / 6 wide" / leave off or / un{[illegible]." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-14.25 W-11.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Accession includes printed and pen and ink political cartoons, given by Ernest Sherman, Headmaster at Proctor Academy.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ernest Sherman
- People:
- Barton, Jesse M. (1870-1943), Estabrook, Fred W. (1852-1939), Lyford, James O. (1853-1924), Worcester, Franklin (1845-1916)
- Subjects:
- Treadmills, Political cartoons, Labor
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