Record ID:
266269
Accession number:
MA 12808
Published:
1940s.
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 submitted to The New Yorker.
Alternate caption below title caption: "Have you any idea how much Louis Bromfield charges for his bacon?"
Inscriptions/Markings:
"(will put in Xmas decorations)"--in partially erased pencil on lower right recto.
Summary:
Older woman, who is taking notes while wearing gloves, asks a bewildered butcher about how much an author prices pork belly in his novels.
Medium:
Pen, brush and black ink with graphite and overlaid correction on paper.
Dimensions:
368 x 587 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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