BIB_ID
267271
Accession number
MA 12225
Creator
Alajalov, Constantin, 1900-1987.
Published
1934.
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 an illustration published on the cover of The New Yorker, Jan. 19, 1935.
368 x 272 mm
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Performers in Egyptian costume backstage at the opera (likely a performance of Aida) eat hot dogs and read a tabloid newspaper.
Medium
Gouache with pen and ink and graphite on paper.
Catalog link
Classification
Department