BIB_ID
266659
Accession number
MA 11731.1-2
Creator
Cheney, Tom, 1954-
Published
1981.
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, July 13, 1981.
280 x 217 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"PnGA 891a"--in pencil on verso; "C705"--in ink on verso; "add platform"--in pencil on recto.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
On upper story of office building under construction, worker in hard hat directs a crane where to deposit a desk, behind which sits an old executive who looks as though he hasn't moved in years.
Medium
Pen and black ink with graphite on paper.
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