"You dawdle, daydream.You make lists of things to do but can't get started ... " : cartoon for The New Yorker [drawing].

Record ID: 
267242
Accession number: 
MA 11804
Author: 
Booth, George, 1926-
Published: 
1971.
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, Feb. 20, 1971.
Full published caption: "You dawdle, daydream. You make lists of things to do but can't get started. You seem to be restricted from doing what you know you should be doing. These problems will dissolve when you read Chapter Ten of my new book, at eight dollars and ninety-five cents."

Inscriptions/Markings: 

"83-36"--in pencil on bottom right verso; Agreement Between Seller and Purchaser stamp--in red ink on bottom right verso; copyright 1971 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. statement--taped on center verso; "AE 9747"--in blue colored pencil on center verso.

Summary: 

Bearded psychiatrist speaks to the patient laying on the couch.

Medium: 
Black ballpoint pen and porous pointed pen with overlaid correction, on paper.
Dimensions: 
305 x 230 mm
Provenance: 
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Classification: