Original drawings for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, Apr. 29, 1996.
Group of three drawings, one a cartoon and 2 with alternate thought bubbles. Published cartoon is a conglomeration of thought bubbles from the alternate choices included on the other drawings.
Full text from within published drawing: "I wonder how he feels about O.J." -- "I wonder how he feels about Farrakhan?" -- "I wonder how he feels about affirmative action?" -- Formula for Coulomb wave function.
"7/30/96" - in ink on verso of all three sheets with artist's signature. The New Yorker barcode sticker on verso of cartoon: A1879. Note in pencil on verso of cartoon "Black issue". Third sheet with formula caption says "Source - Coulomb wave function formula".
Four scientists working in a lab, one is a black man. The three white scientists are thinking about various hot button racial topics, while the black scientist is thinking of a math formula.