Untitled

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Artist Saul Steinberg (American, 1914–1999)

Title Untitled

Date 1966

Medium Black ink, graphite, and and rubber stamp with paper tape on paper

Dimensions Image: 16 5/8 x 11 7/16 in. (42.2 x 29.1 cm)
Sheet: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Framed (Exhibition Frame): 31 1/8 x 25 1/8 x 1 in. (79.1 x 63.8 x 2.5 cm)

Credit Line Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2019.99

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Steinberg created a park scene out of custom-made stamps in which two distinct groups of people mill around a pseudo-historic monument to George Washington. Holding generic American symbols as standards, the temperament seems peaceful, as opposed to the fiery clashes in some of his other stamped crowd works. Steinberg’s choice to pack stamps densely in different parts of the scene (such as in the foliage) creates depth and visual variety in this otherwise flat composition. The only feature standing apart from this sensible arrangement is the Native American horseman riding off the plinth.

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