BIB_ID
265733
Accession number
MA 11484
Creator
Steig, William, 1907-2003.
Published
1951
Credit line
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, October 27, 1951.
235 x 302 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Copyright The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. stamp--on verso; "AC 6129"--in colored pencil/wax on verso; "Leave Bearers"--stamped twice on verso.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Little boy solemnly offers peace pipe to group of Indians with war paint on. Group of cowboys that the boy is spokesman for, stands in the background waiting to get past the Indians.
Medium
Pen, brush, black ink and wash with correction fluid and inscriptions in various media, on paper.
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