Record ID:
275610
Accession number:
MA 12815
Published:
1986.
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, June 1, 1987.
Inscriptions/Markings:
Copyright 1986 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. statement--taped on lower center verso.
Summary:
Man in tuxedo drinking a martini speaks to another man at an outdoor party in Washington, D.C., as his wife and son stand nearby, hunched over with tattered rags for clothes; the Washington monument can be seen in the far background.
Medium:
Black porous pointed pen with brush and black ink, correction fluid and graphite, on paper.
Dimensions:
457 x 335 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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