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Man collecting seashells distracted by a younger couple : cartoon for The New Yorker [drawing].

BIB_ID
266618
Accession number
MA 11626.1-6
Creator
Smith, Claude.
Published
1969.
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
6 drawings.
Notes
Original drawings (6) for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, Aug. 2, 1969.
Title supplied by cataloger.
180 x 155 mm (each)
Inscriptions/Markings
Fourth drawing has editorial notes in pencil on verso detailing the relocation of the artist's signature for publication; sixth drawing has a copyright 1968 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. sticker on verso: AE 6851.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Old man walking along beach picking up shells; he sees a young couple romping in the surf, he drops his bag of seashells and walks off dejectedly.
Medium
Pen and black ink with graphite inscriptions and overlaid correction, on paper.
Classification