Description

Black and white photograph of a cartoon featuring a dandy-type man with a cane and doffed hat, posed in a jaunty manner in front of small repeated background drawings of cows and phrases similar to those highlighted on the top and bottom of the cartoon as original captions. From "The Purple Cow" by Gelett Burgess. Original caption on front: "Ah, Yes! I Wrote the 'Purple Cow' - I'm Sorry, now, I Wrote it! But I can Tell you Anyhow, I'll Kill you if you Quote it!" Original caption on reverse: "Gelett Burgess - Chap. 9 M. I. T." Used in: M.I.T. in Perspective no. 58.