Russell’s tongue-in-cheek title in this humorous watercolor was meant to elicit a chuckle from those like him who viewed the West as superior to the high-falutin’ East. Watercolors like this were made into humorous prints and postcards that found a wide audience at the time. During his first visit to New York City in 1903-4, he depicted himself in letters home to his friends as an awkward bumpkin in an ill-fitting tuxedo, and his view of the city as a place best to be avoided never changed as long as he lived.