James Thurber American, 1894-1961 © Estate of James Thurber / The New Yorker Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site © Estate of James Thurber / The New Yorker Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. Previous slide Next slide My heart has been a stick of wood since May 1927, Miss Prentice, 1938 Artwork Details Materials ink on paper Measurements sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (20.64 x 26.67 cm); framed: 15 x 17 1/4 inches (38.1 x 43.81 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Room of Contemporary Art Fund, 1939 Accession ID RCA1939:11.10 More details Inscriptions: signature / lower left / James Thurber inscription / lower center / My heart has been a piece of wood since May, 1927, Miss Prentice Object Classifications: Drawings Work Type: Drawing (visual work) Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide Hotel Lobby, 1950 Max Beckmann Die Milchstrasse (The Milky Way), 1985-1987 Anselm Kiefer Époque des forêts (Age of Forests), 1926 Max Ernst Orange and Yellow, 1956 Mark Rothko Nocturne—Orangerie Staircase, Versailles, 1908 Edward Jean Steichen Bucolic Landscape, 1945 Milton Avery Wehgeweihtes Kind (Child Consecrated to Suffering), 1935 Paul Klee Buffalo Newsboy, 1853 Thomas Le Clear The Marina Piccola, Capri, 1859 Albert Bierstadt Related People James Thurber