BIB_ID
344636
Accession number
MA 12865
Creator
Alajalov, Constantin, 1900-1987.
Published
1942.
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, June 6, 1942.
Final cover was slightly different as the officer's cap in the original drawing was changed to a soft ensign's hat.
Final cover was slightly different as the officer's cap in the original drawing was changed to a soft ensign's hat.
492 x 380 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"January 1942"--in ink on lower center verso.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Woman rests on divan in military uniform, as her maid lays out a colorful dress on her bed for her to put on later.
Medium
Opaque paint on illustration board.
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