Name/Title
'Cowardice Court', by George Barr McCutcheon, illustrated by Harrison Fisher, 1906Entry/Object ID
2000.341.1Description
Acc. No. 00.341.1
Subject Category: Artists
Date or Period: 1906
Object: Book
Description:
Hard bound book with cover of green colored buckram. Cover has oval shaped applied lithographic print of a woman with decorative background of wrought iron fence, etc. Cover and spine has title "Cowardice Court" in white colored type. Dodd Mead & Co., NY, Publishers
Size: L 7 3/4 W 5 1/2 inches
History of Object: Book entitled "Cowardice Court" by George Barr McCutcheon and illustrated by the noted artist Harrison Fisher. Fisher was born in NY and was brought to Alameda as a child and attended local schools. His father, Hugh Antone Fisher was also a noted artist and died in Alameda. Harrison returned to NY where he became a prominent illustrator of the period.
Donor: Acquisition Fund
Date: November 11, 2000
