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"Warrington Trently, this court has found you guilty ..." : cartoon for The New Yorker [drawing].

BIB_ID
265773
Accession number
MA 12346
Creator
Lorenz, Lee.
Published
1976.
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
Full caption: "Warrington Trently, this court has found you guilty of price-fixing, bribing a government official, and conspiring to act in restraint of trade. I sentence you to six months in jail, suspended. You will now step forward for the ceremonial tapping of the wrist."
Original drawing for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, July 5, 1976.
305 x 455 mm
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
White collar crime perpetrator is read his light sentence by the presiding judge in a courtroom.
Medium
Brush and ink with correction fluid on paper.
Classification