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Uppercrust. Mind you be on hand every time we reach an upgrade"" – Antique Wall Art

Uppercrust. Mind you be on hand every time we reach an upgrade"" — historic drawing
Uppercrust. Mind you be on hand every time we reach an upgrade"". Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Uppercrust. Mind you be on hand every time we reach an upgrade"" comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Its caption sets this drawing apart. "Uppercrust" is slang for the wealthy elite, and the line beneath it reads like a remark about status and who is expected to stay close to whom. Made with charcoal, crayon, and ink, the drawing dates from roughly 1920 to 1940, a period when American cartoonists often used captioned scenes to poke fun at class pretension and the anxieties of social ambition. Its humor depends on the tension between the image and its words, so it is worth reading both together.

Medium1 drawing : charcoal, crayon, and ink.
Notes[between 1920 and 1940]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,171 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-154960

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