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Sir Joshua Jebb, the Admiral

Title

Sir Joshua Jebb, the Admiral

Description

A painted costume design sketch for an admiral with a blue hat and a pink butterfly on the tip of a wand, presumably based on Sir Joshua Jebb, the admiral character in Edith Sitwell's Façade poem, "En Famille."

Creator

Eugene Walter

Publisher

Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy

Date

1958

Relation

Edith Sitwell, "En famille", Façade

Type

still image

Identifier

Façade-Admiral-1958

Original Format

painted sketch, costume design

Files

The Admiral.png

Citation

Eugene Walter, “Sir Joshua Jebb, the Admiral,” Mobile Public Library Digital Collections, accessed May 5, 2024, https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/5661.