Drawing

Title:

No Way To Wake Him Up

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1966.013.28

Creator:

Penn

Date:

1912

Description:

Drawing, cartoon of "No Way To Wake Him Up", by Penn, 1912. Pen and ink on paper. Group of men standing around trying to wake "Worcester", who sleeps in easy chair while "Pillsbury" and "Quinby" usher in "Hen". "Estabrook" holds a feather, "Barton" bangs a drum, "Currier" tickles Worcester's feet, "Jake" holds and points to a pocket watch, and "Cy" is holding an ear trumpet toward drum. "Lyford" stands to left, removed from the action, with hand to head. Painting of the Old Man of the Mountain hangs on wall. Signed lower left: "Penn". Horizontal pencil line along upper and lower margins and vertical pencil mark along left margin. Pencil inscription on reverse: " 64668 / 4 3/4 x 6 1/8". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.2 W-14.25 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), 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), Worcester, Franklin (1845-1916)

Subjects:

Political cartoons, Old Man of the Mountain