Preferendum 70
Poster
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Roumanian-born Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) was an illustrator based in New York. The image of a man in a suit drawing a spiral is a reprisal of a Steinberg motif from an earlier drawing for the New Yorker magazine (1964). The figure can be interpreted as an artist who becomes encircled by - and merges with - his creation. In this image, the spiral exists in three-dimensional space, alternately behind and in front of its creator.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Preferendum 70 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | "Preferendum 70" Poster by Saul Steinberg. USA, ca. 1970. |
| Physical description | illustration of a man in a suit drawing a large spiral |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | Steinberg (artist's signature) |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
| Production | Attribution note: 150 editions |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Roumanian-born Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) was an illustrator based in New York. The image of a man in a suit drawing a spiral is a reprisal of a Steinberg motif from an earlier drawing for the New Yorker magazine (1964). The figure can be interpreted as an artist who becomes encircled by - and merges with - his creation. In this image, the spiral exists in three-dimensional space, alternately behind and in front of its creator. |
| Other number | LS.2481 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.989-2004 |
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| Record created | October 19, 2004 |
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