Record ID:
266783
Accession number:
MA 12302
Published:
1980.
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, April 14, 1980.
Inscriptions/Markings:
Editorial comments on the depiction of certain elements of the cartoon, such as the clouds and the placement of the gate--on overlaid tracing paper.
Summary:
A new arrival at the gates of heaven looks through and remarks upon the space as a bearded, angelic scribe sits at a desk nearby and watches him.
Medium:
Pen and black ink on paper, with graphite and ballpoint pen on overlaid tracing paper.
Dimensions:
355 x 280 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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