BIB_ID
266563
Accession number
MA 11613
Creator
Chast, Roz.
Published
1990.
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
First panel text: "Formal dinner for twenty-four on Mars. Make sure your lighting is à propos!" -- second panel text: "Sunday brunch for eight on Pluto. Freshly cut flowers are a must!" -- third panel text: "Ultra-perfect Christmas feast for two hundred on Alpha Centauri. Don't forget the personalized finger bowls!"
Original drawing for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, June 25, 1990.
Published caption in first panel corrects the word "apropos"; in the third panel the text is changed to "in Alpha Centuari system".
Original drawing for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, June 25, 1990.
Published caption in first panel corrects the word "apropos"; in the third panel the text is changed to "in Alpha Centuari system".
306 x 230 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Editorial comments in pencil on verso, mainly about spelling out numbers, all of which were taken into account for publication. "PnGA 794" -- in pencil on verso.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Tiny silhouetted figures on celestial bodies give tips on party planning throughout the universe.
Medium
Pen, brush and black ink with correction fluid, graphite and overlaid corrections, on paper.
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