BIB_ID
266619
Accession number
MA 11821.1-8
Creator
Smith, Claude.
Published
1966
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
8 drawings.
Notes
Original drawings for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, Mar. 26, 1966.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Title supplied by cataloger.
179 x 141 mm (each)
Inscriptions/Markings
"581"--in pencil on top right verso of the first six sheets; "2546"--in pencil on center verso of first six sheets; "HILITE HT"--in blue colored pencil on bottom center verso of first six sheets; copyright 1966 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. statement--taped on verso of sixth sheet; "AE 3888"--in blue colored pencil on bottom center verso of sixth sheet; "Fin NYR 31/Jan/66"--in red ink on top right recto of seventh sheet.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Husband and wife walk into an elevator, as he carries two large bags of groceries; as they ride up, the woman reaches over, and takes off his hat and places it on one of the bags; when they reach their floor, she replaces the hat on his head.
Medium
Pen, brush, ink and graphite on paper.
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