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The First Step Into (Hot) Water August 24, 1962 in memory of August 24, 1945 And Variations On An Old Theme And Invitation to a Cocktail Party

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Title:
The First Step Into (Hot) Water August 24, 1962 in memory of August 24, 1945 And Variations On An Old Theme And Invitation to a Cocktail Party
Collection:
Efraim Racker Art Albums
Date:
1962-08-24
ID Number:
RAC_015
Collection Number:
21-16-4016
File Name:
RAC_015.pdf
Work Type:
drawings (visual works)
figures (representations)
life drawings
freehand drawings (drawings)
oil paintings (visual works)
comic strips
self-portraits
acrylic paintings (visual works)
Subject:
line
self-portraits
cocktail party
conversations
Measurement:
34 (pages)
Description:
"The First Step into (Hot) Water" includes a figure with title cards describing the figure. "Variations on an old theme" includes self portraits in the artist's stages of attempting to find his glasses. "Invitations to a cocktail" starts with a Blondie comic about Dagwood not wanting to attend the symphony, followed by self portraits with title cards indicating the artist's conversation about a cocktail party.
Cite As:
Efraim Racker papers, #21-16-4016. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Efraim Racker papers
Format:
Image

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