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What is the Meaning of it All - New Yorker Cartoon

Creator: Chon (Chauncey Addison) Day
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Funny is profound in this slightly cynical 1970 New Yorker cartoon by legendary cartoonist Chon Day.
What's the World Coming To?, ( published caption ) New Yorker cartoon, August 8, 1970
Ink on paper
11-3/4 x 9 inches (29.8 x 22.9 cm) (sheet)
Signed lower right: Chon Day
The Irvin Greif Collection of New Yorker Art
The present work is published on page 62 of the August 8, 1970 issue of the New Yorker with an alternate caption: "What's the world coming to?"
Toning to the sheet with lines visible in the margin, not visible when framed. UV examined, a few faint stains; vestiges of adhesive to the lower left region. Wear and markings to the page in keeping with the illustration and publishing process. Framed under glass.
Framed Dimensions 16.5 X 15 Inches

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Ink, pencil on paper
Condition:	Good. Good Good Toning to the sheet with lines visible in the margin, not visible when framed
Creation Date:	1970
Styles / Movements:	Surrealism, Outsider Art, Illustration
Article References:	The New Yorker
Incollect Reference #:	848503

Dimensions

W.	8.5 in;	H.	10 in;
W.	21.59 cm;	H.	25.4 cm;

Message from Seller:

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