Name/Title
Town TattlerEntry/Object ID
2018.23.05Description
Black and white cartoon of five ladies gathered in a living room with a male figure in glasses standing closer to the door and adjusting his collar. A pigeon-chested woman is speaking with arm pointing towards a dog entering the room with dirty paws. There is a typewritten caption mounted on the matting that reads "Using her new vocabulary, she firmly ordered her son to 'take the dog by the narrative and extinguish him.' "
Separate title block "Town Tattler" pasted in upper left corner. Artists signature N.P. Steinberg in lower right corner.Type of Drawing
Ink - BlackCollection
ArtworksCataloged By
Gollannek, Eric 1975-Acquisition
Accession
2018.23Source or Donor
Kutzel, KenAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist
Steinberg, Nate 1893-1976Date made
1940 - 1960Notes
Date: 1940
School: Chicago
Technique: Pen and inkInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Signed Name: N. P. Steinberg
Signature Location: Lower rightLexicon
Search Terms
Graphic design, Illustration, Typography, Town Tattler, Writing, Literary humor, Book clubs, Chicago, Illinois, Domestic interior, HumorDimensions
Height
16-1/2 inWidth
20-1/2 inDimension Notes
Frame Size: 16.5" by 20.5"
Image Size: 7.5" by 15.5"Location
Shelf
AC bay 06Room
Art Conservation RoomCondition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Glass needs cleaning. Slight discoloration on original board. Film used to provide texture and depth in layout floating free of board surface under glass.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Steinberg, Nate 1893-1976General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Eric Gollannek
Status Date: 2018-09-10Create Date
September 10, 2018Update Date
September 13, 2025