Record ID:
342060
Accession number:
MA 11904
Published:
1996.
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. 26, 1996.
Inscriptions/Markings:
"8/26/96"--in ink with artist's signature on center verso.
Summary:
A firing squad of three violinists aim their bows at a hair metal rock star, whose guitar lays against the wall behind him, while a conductor with baton stands poised to give the signal for execution.
Medium:
Pen, brush and black ink on paper.
Dimensions:
216 x 282 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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