"It's a Big World for a Baby" by Nell Brinkley, ca.1920

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Brinkley, Nell. 2026. "It’s a Big World for a Baby" by Nell Brinkley, ca.1920. India ink (ink). Dowd Illustration Research Archive, Domesticated Pulp: Archie Publications and the Comics Code, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/domesticated-pulp-archie/item/48299

Descriptive Title: "It's a Big World for a Baby" by Nell Brinkley, ca.1920
Creator: See all items with this value Brinkley, Nell
Item Description: A woman sits in a chair holding a baby while a man stands behind an empty chair and holds back a curtain to look out the window. An empty bassinet sits next to the woman.
Date: ca.1920
Repository: Dowd Illustration Research Archive
Collection: Dowd Illustration Research Archive Artwork Collection
Archival Record: Series 6: Nell Brinkley, Box 5, Item 4
Format: See all items with this value line drawings (drawings)
Medium: See all items with this value India ink (ink)
Subject: See all items with this value illustration (process)
Rights: COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED

Item sets: Domesticated Pulp: Archie Publications and the Comics Code

Site pages: The Birth of an Industry

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