Drawing

Title:

Working on the Same Idea

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1994.008.13

Creator:

Sturm, Marjorie Prescott Rowell (1892-1960)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1925-1940

Description:

Drawing of Working on the Same Idea, by Marjorie Prescott Rowell Sturm (1892-1960), 1925-1940. Pen and ink on paper. Drawing for a Christmas card. Man and woman painting large light bulb. Man at left, sitting on stool, holding an artist's pallette and brush. Woman sitting at right holding a paint brush and steadying the bulb with hand. Paint supplies in center. Large light blub hangs from above with lines indicating light; "MERRY CHRISTMAS" painted on blub. Ink inscription: "Working / on the/ Same Idea / (It may not / be very / BRIGHT) / But WATT a big wish / it is!" Pencil notes lower margins with arrows, "4 1/2" and 21 1/2"." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12.5 L-9.25 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, Marjorie Prescott Rowell (1892-1960)

Subjects:

Lightbulb