BIB_ID
266783
Accession number
MA 12302
Creator
Steiner, Peter, 1940-
Published
1980.
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, April 14, 1980.
355 x 280 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Editorial comments on the depiction of certain elements of the cartoon, such as the clouds and the placement of the gate--on overlaid tracing paper.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
A new arrival at the gates of heaven looks through and remarks upon the space as a bearded, angelic scribe sits at a desk nearby and watches him.
Medium
Pen and black ink on paper, with graphite and ballpoint pen on overlaid tracing paper.
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