Record ID:
265773
Accession number:
MA 12346
Published:
1976.
Credit:
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Gift of Janine Luke in honor of William M. Griswold and in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2011.
Description:
1 drawing.
Notes:
Original drawing for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, July 5, 1976.
Full caption: "Warrington Trently, this court has found you guilty of price-fixing, bribing a government official, and conspiring to act in restraint of trade. I sentence you to six months in jail, suspended. You will now step forward for the ceremonial tapping of the wrist."
Summary:
White collar crime perpetrator is read his light sentence by the presiding judge in a courtroom.
Medium:
Brush and ink with correction fluid on paper.
Dimensions:
305 x 455 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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