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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Crayon and Ink Drawing - "The Morning After"
Object Number
1973-19-17
Description
Abstract crayon and ink sketch of a man, rendered in artist's crayon and ink wash or watercolor. The figure is lying on his stomach in a grey suit, with an apple held in his mouth. Titled in upper-right, "The Morning After" and signed in lower-left, "Osborn." Framed under glass in simple wood frame.
Comment
After graduating from Yale, Robert Osborn studied painting in Rome and Paris before returning to Connecticut to teach art and philosophy at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. He developed his distinct illustration style while drawing Navy training manuals during World War II, most of which featured a character named Dilbert whose blunders illustrated improper safety procedures. After the war, Osborn’s satirical cartoons appeared regularly in magazines such as The New Republic, Life, and Esquire. He also wrote and illustrated books on topics ranging from fishing and hunting to war and social issues. Between 1947 and 1994, illustrator Robert Chesley Osborn lived with his wife in Salisbury, Connecticut. Among his close friends were Rufus and Leslie Stillman of Litchfield.
Category
Date Made
ca. 1960
Dimensions
12" long x 15 3/4" wide
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
