Alice O'Connor

Five Cents Wortha Peanuts
c. 1935–1936

Illustration of a group of children facing a giraffe at a zoo, with one child pointing at the giraffe. The giraffe is partially obscured by vertical bars, suggesting an enclosure. The children are depicted in a variety of poses and attire, with one child wearing a hat with a spiral pattern. The image has a caption at the bottom and is signed by the artist.
Illustration of a group of children facing a giraffe at a zoo, with one child pointing at the giraffe. The giraffe is partially obscured by vertical bars, suggesting an enclosure. The children are depicted in a variety of poses and attire, with one child wearing a hat with a spiral pattern. The image has a caption at the bottom and is signed by the artist.

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Date
c. 1935–1936

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink, wash, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 × 11in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) Image: 8 1/2 × 8 1/16in. (21.6 × 20.5 cm)

Accession number
36.137

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1720

Alice O'Connor
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