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Smartphone lemmings

Drawing
2013
Artist/Maker

Lemmings hold smartphones and walk off a cliff edge into water. Five lemmings remain on the cliff, three lemmings are in the process of falling, and one lemming floats in the water.


Object details

Object type
TitleSmartphone lemmings
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Cartoon, 'Smartphone lemmings' by Royston Robertson, published in Private Eye (22 February 2013, issue 1334, p.23)
Physical description
Lemmings hold smartphones and walk off a cliff edge into water. Five lemmings remain on the cliff, three lemmings are in the process of falling, and one lemming floats in the water.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 29.7cm
Credit line
Given by Royston Robertson
Object history
Given by the artist to the museum in 2018.
Collection
Accession number
E.541-2018

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Record createdApril 13, 2018
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