Caricature, "A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned" for Life Magazine
c. 1902
20th Century
21 3/4 in. x 16 1/4 in.
Charles Ebert,
American,
(July 21, 1873–October 2, 1959)
Medium and Support:
ink and gouache on paper
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr and Mrs Robert H. Bartels
Accession Number:
1978.7.185
caricature of a man sitting up in bed waering clownish pajamas. There is a broken mirror, jug and toothbrush at right and a plaque reading, "A Penny Saved is a Peny Earned" on the wall. There are shoes, a sidetable and candle at left, and a padlocked cashbox under the bed. The sheet is marked in pencil on the bottom, Life for July 10. On the reverse is marked, Feb 5-1902 8am.