Amherst College Olio, gun club

Image

cja0375.jpg

Title

Amherst College Olio, gun club

Subject

Pen drawing, American

Description

A white man stands with a rifle looking up at a head of a flamingo-like bird with the head of a dinosaur or Loch Ness monster. The bird stands behind the man but its tall necks loops around the man who looks shocked and scared with his knees buckling under him. There is a tree on the right in the background and the words: "GUN CLUB are written across the top.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

circa 1889

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Illustrations

Identifier

CJA0375

Original Format

Pen and ink

Physical Dimensions

7.5 x 4

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Amherst College Olio, gun club,” Digital Amherst, accessed January 8, 2025, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5791.