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Title: Caricature of Senator Shortridge by Miguel Covarrubias, 1925
Date Created and/or Issued: September 23, 1925
1925-09-23
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph appears with the article, "Mexican Artist Has Comic Vision - Visiting Youth Gifted in Caricature," Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep 1925: A2.
20-year-old Miguel Covarrubias draws delightfully humorous sketches of prize-winning orators. Covarrubias drew most of the sketches at the luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce while the guests were eating. The sketches represent a few of the prominent luncheon guests.
Handwritten on negative: Shortage
Text from negative sleeve: COVARRUBIAS, MIGUEL, SKETCHES
Text from newspaper caption: Sen. Shortridge.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1737
ark:/21198/zz002dckv4
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Sketches
Caricatures
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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