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	The author died in 1927, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923.
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TITLE Know all men by these presents CALL NUMBER CAI - Phillips, no. 1 (D size) [P&P] Restricted access: Materials in this collection are often extremely fragile; most originals cannot be served. REPRODUCTION NUMBER LC-DIG-ppmsca-01605 (digital file from original) RIGHTS INFORMATION Publication may be restricted. For information see "Cabinet of American Illustration,"No known restrictions on publication. (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/111_cai.html) SUMMARY Cover illustration shows a woman seated on the floor next to a table whose surface is covered with gifts. Above gifts from various gentlemen callers are displayed: a photograph, horn with bell, a box, a purse, a fan and the book "Of the imitation of Christ." The blue in the woman's dress matches the blue of the background, creating a sense of negative space, typical of Phillips' "Fade-away girl." MEDIUM 1 drawing : gouache, watercolor and charcoal over graphite underdrawing. CREATED/PUBLISHED [ca. 1910] CREATOR Phillips, Coles(w), 1880-1927 artist. NOTES Published as cover illustration: Life, January 27, 1910. Exhibited: American beauties: drawings from the golden age of illustration, Swann Gallery, Library of Congress, 2002. Purchase ; 2001 ; (DLC/PP-2001:111). SUBJECTS Women--1910. Gifts--1910. Relations between the sexes--1910. FORMAT Periodical illustrations 1910. Drawings Color 1910. 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 01605 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.01605 CONTROL # cai2002000014/PP