Drawing

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1994.008.11 a

Creator:

Sturm, Marjorie Prescott Rowell (1892-1960)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1936-1940

Description:

Drawing, untitled, by Marjorie Prescott Rowell Sturm (1892-1960), 1925-1940. Ink on paper on paper. Marjorie & Julius Sturm in their house. Cut-away view of a house with a man playing the violin on the first floor; the words "S-Q-U-E-A-K / S-Q-U-A-W-K" coming from violin. Door to left with the number "50" on it and Christmas wreath; cat meows on front steps. On second floor, woman sits at a drafting table with paint brush, various art supplies to right. Bird on roof and icicles hang from eaves. Pencil notes lower margin with arrows, "4 1/4", and on reverse, "B + B / 7549 / 2". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-9.375 W-7.375 inches

Provenance:

Minot Hill is treasurer of the Pierce Brigade. The Pierce Brigade offered the Marjorie Sturm collection for sale to NHHS, September, 1993.
Marjorie Prescott Rowell Sturm (1892-1960), lifelong resident of Concord, NH, was a painter and commercial illustrator. Accomplishments include greeting card designs for Hallmark, numerous maps and brochures, a painting of John Farmer (1945.8), magazine covers, as well as book illustration (Needle in Hand, Martha Stearns, 1950).

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Sturm, Julius, Sturm, Marjorie Prescott Rowell (1892-1960)

Subjects:

House, Personal Card