Record ID:
266773
Accession number:
MA 11652
Published:
1981.
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, Aug. 17, 1981.
Inscriptions/Markings:
"PnGA 1021. Rough 81327" -- in pencil on verso.
Summary:
Solitary prisoner sits in a cell looking worn and tortured, as a voice comes over the loudspeaker to announce the piece of Baroque music being played on an endless loop.
Medium:
Pen and black ink with porous pointed pen, graphite and correction fluid, on paper.
Dimensions:
280 x 215 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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