BIB_ID
266085
Accession number
MA 11570
Creator
Ziegler, Jack.
Published
1993.
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 published caption: "Hello, you have reached the Palace. If you wish to speak to the King, press '1' now. If you wish to speak to the Queen, press '2' now. If you wish to speak to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, press '3' now. If you wish to speak to the Minister of Culture - well, hi!"
Original drawing for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, Mar. 1, 1993.
Original drawing for a cartoon published in The New Yorker, Mar. 1, 1993.
230 x 305 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"March 10, 1993" -- in ink on verso with artist's signature; copyright 1993 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. sticker on verso: AJ 1225.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
In a castle interior, court jester answers phone as the king, queen and chancellor sit around a table full of phones reading, napping and watching TV.
Medium
Pen, brush and black ink on paper.
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