Study for "Genius of Electricity" float, Founder's Week pageant (October 9, 1908) Philadelphia, Pa.
Date
c. 1908Medium
Graphite on paper on boardCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
16 x 11 in.Description & Inscriptions
[bottom left in graphite]: J.J. [?]; [upper left in graphite]: there should be a large / battery on this car so / that the "sparks" can / be constant; [captions to elements of float, clockwise from top, in graphite]: Genius of Electricity / seated figure; kite; Franklin / drawing the / lightning / (by means of / battery); clouds