Record ID:
266351
Accession number:
MA 11859
Published:
1991.
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, Jan. 6, 1992.
Inscriptions/Markings:
Copyright 1991 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. sticker--on bottom center verso; "AH08525"--typed on copyright sticker on bottom center verso; editorial question about Lady Liberty's clothing--in pencil on center right verso.
Summary:
The Statue of Liberty seated in an easy chair speaks irately to Uncle Sam who is behind a desk writing, perhaps paying the household bills.
Medium:
Pen, brush and black ink, on paper.
Dimensions:
232 x 297 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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