[Elderly couple, in formal attire, dozing while riding the subway] / P. Darlow [i.e., Barlow]. – Antique Wall Art
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A window into the past: [Elderly couple, in formal attire, dozing while riding the subway] / P. Darlow [i.e., Barlow]., preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Elderly couple, in formal attire, dozing while riding the subway] / P. Darlow [i.e., Barlow].
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Two elderly passengers, dressed in formal clothes as if headed to an evening engagement, have nodded off side by side on a New York subway car in this cover for the December 3, 1938, issue of *The New Yorker*. The scene turns an ordinary commute into a quiet moment of shared weariness, and the couple's dignified attire sets off their drowsy posture. Cover art like this was a hallmark of the magazine in the 1930s, when its illustrators used gentle wit and everyday city life to reflect the habits of its readers. The drawing combines watercolor, charcoal, and graphite, and it came to the Library of Congress as a gift from Perry Barlow in 1961.
| Created / published | [1938] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor, charcoal, and graphite ; 43.2 x 29.4 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Magazine covers 1930-1940.Watercolors Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Gift; Perry Barlow; 1961. Cover illustration, published in The New Yorker, Dec. 3, 1938. Exhibited: The New Yorker, Wilhelm-Busch Museum, Hannover, Germany, 2000. |
| Subjects | Older people--Social life--1930-1940. Subways--1930-1940. Fatigue--1930-1940. Sleeping--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,073 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137750 |
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