BIB_ID
265864
Accession number
MA 11512
Creator
Crawford, Michael.
Published
1994.
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, Aug. 1, 1994.
217 x 280 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"29 November 1994" - in ink on verso with artist's signature; copyright 1994 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. sticker on verso: AJ 4174. Editorial note on verso in pencil: "Please change to '15,000=metre'" (original caption was 15,000 M.). Another editorial note in pencil wondering about the salmon's fins, which did not affect the final published product.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Two men running a relay race, but exchanging a salmon instead of a baton.
Medium
Porous pointed pen, correction fluid and overlaid correction on paper.
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