No. 9 Lonely Hearts Club

Name/Title

No. 9 Lonely Hearts Club

Entry/Object ID

1984.11.8

Description

Pin and ink drawing showing a man standing in front of a commercial building near a car. The car is a Model T. The building appears to be built into a hillside with a brick or stone facade. There is an awning extending from the center front over a door and window. A sign by the building shows a house between two trees above the inscription, "ICE CREAM SODA / A GET ACQUAINTED CLUB FOR THOSE WHO ARE LONELY". There is another building behind and above the first, the front door of which appears to open onto the roof of the first building. Another peaked roof is visible behind the first building. The background is covered by thick foliage. The drawing is signed in the lower right corner, "H. Cowles".

Type of Drawing

Ink - Black

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink

Subject

Shows Dug Out #9 in South Barre, Vermont, owned by Dug Out Dan (Dana H. Smith)

Subject Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

1984.11

Source or Donor

Plano, Velma Smith

Made/Created

Artist

Cowles, H.

Date made

Sep 1922

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Smith, Dana H. (1858-1936)