BIB_ID
266663
Accession number
MA 11735.1-2
Creator
Ziegler, Jack.
Published
1978.
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, Oct. 9, 1978.
282 x 218 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"3807"--in pencil on upper left verso; "PnGA 895a"-- in pencil on lower left verso; "Stale news"--correction in pencil replaces "False Eyelashes" on top center recto; "Junk mail"--correction in pencil replaces "Loose dentures" on center left recto; "Poor"--correction in pencil replaces "Bad" on lower right recto; "Iconography"--correction in pencil replaces "Politics" on bottom center recto.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
In a kitchen scene, a man wearing a pilgrim hat sits at a table with a pie on it; steam from coffee cup spells out "False eyelashes", "Loose dentures" is printed upon the pie, "Social gaffes" on saucer, "Bad TV reception" on tablecloth, "Misspelled words" on teapot, "Insomnia" and "Boredom" are printed on cabinet doors, "Frayed collars" on sugar bowl, "Flat tires" on hat, "Hangnails" on bib, "Partial blindness" on chair, "Broken shoelaces" on dog, "Unintelligible drivel" on sign sticking in dog food, and "Burnt toast" on tag hanging out of cabinet.
Medium
Pen and black ink with graphite on paper.
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