Drawing
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.076
- Creator:
- Lenski, Lois (1893-1974)
Illustrator - Date:
- 1939
- Description:
- Drawing, illustration for children's book, "Ocean Born Mary," by Lois Lenski (1893-1974), 1939. Pen and ink on paper. Foreground: Ocean Born Mary astride horse facing young boy; center: windmill in field with picket fence behind; background: Portsmouth village and harbor. Notation: "Chap V" in upper right corner, pencil. Inscription under drawing: "A Merry Christmas to my good friend, / Dorothy Vaughan---Lois Lenski". Reverse, lower right corner, "#4021", pencil. One of a pair. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-9.5 W-11.4 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Lois Lenski was a friend of Dorothy Vaughan. The Vaughan papers at NHHS library include extensive correspondence from Lois, as well as research materials.
"Ocean Born Mary" was published in 1939. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- Subjects:
- Ocean Born Mary, Colonial village
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