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1935

  • Work on this object began.

1945

  • Work on this object ended.

1947

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for a Cover of The New Yorker

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Christina Malman and made for (as the client) The New Yorker Magazine. It is dated ca. 1940 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is graphite, brush and tempera, white gouache on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Christina Malman. It is credited Gift of Christina Malman.

Its dimensions are

48.8 × 39.4 cm (19 3/16 × 15 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left margin: Lettering yellow, I suppose

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Cover of The New Yorker; Designed by Christina Malman (American, b. England, 1911–1959); Client: The New Yorker Magazine; USA; graphite, brush and tempera, white gouache on paper; 48.8 × 39.4 cm (19 3/16 × 15 1/2 in.); Gift of Christina Malman; 1947-110-4

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