Ephemera Series #10
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1987
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Medium: Lithograph.
Print Image Size: 32 1/4 x 38 3/4 inches.
Print Edition: 10.
Alternate Medium: Color photo-lithograph.
Ink(s): blue, red.
Support: two sheets of Rives BFK paper.
A large, central portrait of President Richard Nixon covered in maggots, surrounded by newspaper texts and images of Vice President Spiro Agnew. The most prominent headlines read "Kingpin of Kickback $cheme," "Justice Department evidence caused Agnew resignation," "IRS may collect Agnew's back taxes," "Way to Riches," "The Politics of Apple Pie," "Watch Your Wallet," and "Beat the System." The composition is similar to an Ephemera Series etching [CMA 2001.034.240] from 1976.
Print Image Size: 32 1/4 x 38 3/4 inches.
Print Edition: 10.
Alternate Medium: Color photo-lithograph.
Ink(s): blue, red.
Support: two sheets of Rives BFK paper.
A large, central portrait of President Richard Nixon covered in maggots, surrounded by newspaper texts and images of Vice President Spiro Agnew. The most prominent headlines read "Kingpin of Kickback $cheme," "Justice Department evidence caused Agnew resignation," "IRS may collect Agnew's back taxes," "Way to Riches," "The Politics of Apple Pie," "Watch Your Wallet," and "Beat the System." The composition is similar to an Ephemera Series etching [CMA 2001.034.240] from 1976.