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Sculpture series no. 1-6 : cartoon for The New Yorker [drawing].

BIB_ID
275573
Accession number
MA 11848.1-6
Creator
Farris, Joseph.
Published
1982.
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 for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, Oct. 4, 1982.
228 x 304 mm (each)
Inscriptions/Markings
Copyright 1982 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. statement--taped on verso; "AF 5378"--in black ink on bottom center verso; "Drawn TNY 4/3/82"--in pencil on center left verso.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Artist instructs art movers to place a large irregular square pillar on a pallet in the center of his studio, he then examines the piece from all angles while holding a mallet in his hand, and then exhibits the sculpture unaltered in a gallery.
Medium
Pen, brush and black ink with correction fluid on paper.
Classification