Mrs Flannigan, December 24, 1887 / Phil May
- Bib ID:
- 10006699
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- May, Phil, 1864-1903, artist
- Description:
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- 1887
- 1 drawing : ink ; 18.7 x 11.5 cm, in mount 31.1 x 24.5 cm
- Summary:
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Drawing depicts a working class woman dressed in period attire, operating a laundry mangle.
- Biography/History:
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Philip William May (22 April 1864 – 5 August 1903) was an English caricaturist who played an important role in moving away from Victorian styles of illustration towards the creation of the modern humorous cartoon.
- Notes:
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- Title from inscription.
- Inscriptions: "Mrs Flannigan. Phil May"--Caption, artist's signature lower right on image; "1491. The Mother of Our Lovely Fay [crossed out]. Mrs Flannigan. December 24, 1887. 1523."--In pencil and ink on paper adhered to verso of mount.
- Condition: Soiled, stained, pinholes in corners.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Bridget McDonnell Gallery, 2023.
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1903
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1887
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