A Salute to Our Treasured Memories

Jay Darling

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Jay Darling (American, 1876–1962). A Salute to Our Treasured Memories, 1943. Ink and graphite on paper, sheet: 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 in. (72.7 x 57.5 cm) image: 27 3/4 x 21 13/16 in. (70.5 x 55.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harold J. Baily, 67.62.13. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

A Salute to Our Treasured Memories

Date

1943

Medium

Ink and graphite on paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

sheet: 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 in. (72.7 x 57.5 cm) image: 27 3/4 x 21 13/16 in. (70.5 x 55.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right in ink: "Ding"

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, in ink, at lower right above signature: "To BING BAILY / with assurance for high esteem / faithfully in --KAI-- / Jay N. Darling"; inscribed around border of image, in ink: at top, "A SALUTE TO OUR TREASURED MEMORIES." and, at bottom, "FOR MAY 31' ISSUE. 1943."; inscribed verso, in green ink at lower right: "Cartoon approved / May 31, 1943. (Memorial / Day) / Received."

Markings

Stamped on verso, lower right: "JUNE 7 1943 / HAROLD JAMES BAILY / COUNSELOR AT LAW / 32 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK"; embossed seal on verso at lower left: "CRESCENT / BRISTOL" within rectangle with rounded corners

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Harold J. Baily

Accession Number

67.62.13

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