Guy Pène Du Bois

"How Long Have You Been in this Lolly-pop Business?"
1930

A black and white ink drawing depicting two men in conversation. The man on the left is seated, wearing a suit and tie, with a serious expression, while the man on the right stands facing him, shown in profile. The background is minimally detailed. Below the drawing, there's handwritten text that reads, "How Long have you been on this Life saving business?"
A black and white ink drawing depicting two men in conversation. The man on the left is seated, wearing a suit and tie, with a serious expression, while the man on the right stands facing him, shown in profile. The background is minimally detailed. Below the drawing, there's handwritten text that reads, "How Long have you been on this Life saving business?"

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Date
1930

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 1/16 × 13 3/8in. (45.9 × 34 cm)

Accession number
31.535

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

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

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