Record ID:
266486
Accession number:
MA 12809
Published:
1990.
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. 6, 1990.
Summary:
Archaeologist with magnifying glass translates hieroglyphics from a wall to his companion taking notes on a clipboard, as they stand in the ruins of an ancient Egyptian tomb or temple.
Medium:
Pen, brush and black ink with correction fluid on paper.
Dimensions:
307 x 448 mm
Provenance:
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
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