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James Thurber

She Used to be No Better than She Ought to Be, But She is Now, 1900s

Description

Maker

  • James Thurber, 1894-1961, American

Title

She Used to be No Better than She Ought to Be, But She is Now

Year

1900s

Medium

pen

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pen

Supports

  • Light weight machine made wove paper

Dimensions

21 x 27 cm (8 5/16 x 10 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LR:James Thurber

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

40.094

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

"New Yorker" Drawings from the Museum's Collection

February 26 - March 10, 1947

Use

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