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TITLE:  Mr. Wells evolving a cosmic thought / W. Cotton.

CALL NUMBER:  CAI - Cotton, no. 1 (B size) [P&P]

Restricted access: Materials in this collection are often extremely fragile; most originals cannot be served.

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-DIG-ppmsca-09441 (digital file from original)

RIGHTS INFORMATION:  Publication may be restricted. For information see "Cabinet of American Illustration," (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/111_cai.html)

SUMMARY:  Illustration shows H.G. Wells trying to sleep; he is holding a hot-water bottle against his abdomen, and on a small table is a box of Bicarb[onate of soda] and a glass with a spoon in it. The flaming earth streaking across the background may be a result of the effects of indigestion on his dreams.

MEDIUM:  1 drawing : pastel, color ; 32 x 24 cm. (image), 48.5 x 35.7 cm. (sheet)

CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [ca. 1935]

CREATOR:

Cotton, William H. (William Henry), b. 1880, artist.

NOTES:

Title from item.

Purchase ; (DLC/PP-2005:045).

SUBJECTS:

Wells, H.G. (Herbert George),--1866-1946.
Stomach aches--1930-1940.
Dreaming--1930-1940.

FORMAT:

Illustrations 1930-1940.
Carica American 1930-1940.
Pastels (Visual works) American Color 1930-1940.

PART OF:  Cabinet of American Illustration (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID:  (digital file from original) ppmsca 09441 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.09441

CONTROL #:  cai2005000023/PP


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