Drawing

Title:

Rout of the Old Guard

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1966.013.17

Creator:

Penn

Date:

1912

Description:

Drawing, cartoon of "Rout of the Old Guard", by Penn, 1912. Pen and ink on paper. Nine men running down dirt road dressed in Napoleonic uniforms. First line of men from left to right: "Quinby", "Burham" (being helped by Quinby and Pillsbury), "Pillsbury", "Barton", and "Jake". Second line: "Cy", "Currier" (riding on Cy's shoulders), and "Estabrook" (carrying a sleeping Worcester with Barton). "Lyford" is off to the right sitting on rock with his hand to head. A group of men walk up the hill in the background with Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) holding a banner labeled, "WILSON / AND / VICTORY", and possibly Thomas R. Marshall (1854-1926) to the left. Signed right center edge: "Penn". Pencil inscription on reverse: "9 col." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.1 W-14.3 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), Burnham, Henry E. (1844-1917), Currier, Frank D. (1853-1921), Estabrook, Fred W. (1852-1939), Gallinger, Jacob H. (1837-1918), Lyford, James O. (1853-1924), Pillsbury, Hobart (1888-1932), Quinby, Henry B. (1846-1924), Sulloway, Cyrus A. (1839-1917), Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Subjects:

Political cartoons