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Title |
K-P Camp Lewis, 1917 |
Object Name |
Sketch |
Description |
K-P Camp Lewis, 1917. Pencil on off-white paper cartoon sketch depicts a dour-faced man behind a counter wearing an apron and chef's hat and smoking a long, thin pipe. With his right hand he holds a large spoon over a container of what looks like soup. Behind him is a shelf from which knives, pots, and other cooking utensils are hanging. Text in the bottom right foreground says ""K-P" Camp Lewis Nov-10-1917," with the "K-P" in bubble letters. In the lower left corner is the artist's signature. |
Date |
11/10/1917 |
Creator |
Colby, Alvin Page |
Role |
Artist |
Medium |
Pencil/Paper |
Catalog Number |
2017.052.009 |
Dimensions |
H-10 W-8 inches |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Inscription Text |
""K-P" / Camp Lewis / Nov-10-1917" (bottom right, "K-P" in bubble letters); "Colby / 17" (bottom left corner) |
Provenance |
Original sketch created by Alvin Page Colby during training and active duty during World War I and mailed home to his family. Donated to the San Mateo County Historical Association courtesy of the Daughters & Grandchildren of Alvin Page Colby. |
Notes |
"Burlingame resident Alvin Page Colby documented his experience serving in WWI with comic sketches... Alvin Page Colby, a resident of Burlingame, made dozens of drawings while training at Fort Lewis in Washington and later serving in France as a cook in the 91st "Wild West" Division." [http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/26/peninsula-museum-offers-personal-new-look-into-old-war/ 10/17/2017] |
Search Terms |
Army Burlingame Colby, Alvin Page Cooking Drawing Military War War History War Service World War 1 World War I WWI |
Subjects |
Cartoonists Cartoons (Commentary) Cookery Cooks Food preparation Military cookery Military life Sketches War World War I |
People |
Colby, Alvin Page |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the Daughters & Grandchildren of Alvin Page Colby |