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Saul Steinberg Takes on the Smithsonian Letterhead, 1967

In 1967, Saul Steinberg was invited to be the Smithsonian Institution’s first and only artist-in-residence. Unimpressed by the museums and Washington DC, Steinberg stayed only four months, creating 36 drawings on the Smithsonian’s letterhead. the results are quintessential Saul:

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This entry was posted on Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 2:02 AM and filed under art.
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Comments (1) to “Saul Steinberg Takes on the Smithsonian Letterhead, 1967”

  1. Richard Wanderman wrote:

    Fantastic. I’m a huge fan, have all his books and New Yorker covers for 40 years back.

    Posted on 11-Jun-07 at 5:17 am | Permalink