Illustration of a light-skinned woman standing on the sidewalk. With her mouth agape, she wears a long magenta coat. Text at the top reads: “AUTUMN IN NEW YORK.”

Rosalind Chast

Autumn in New York

Maker

Rosalind Chast (American, b.1954 in New York), (RISD BFA 1977, Painting)

Title

Autumn in New York

Year

2003

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor, ink

Supports

Dimensions

30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund

Object Number

2003.84

Type

Exhibition History

On Paper
Gifts from Paula and Leonard Granoff
Oct 29, 2022 – Apr 16, 2023
Draw Me a Story
Illustration from the Permanent Collection
Apr 14, 2006 – Jul 23, 2006

Label copy

Roz Chast is a RISD graduate whose cartoons are now widely recognized in The New Yorker. Chast’s cartoons often combine world-weary characters with dialogue, parodying familial relationships, contemporary pop psychology, media, and city life. Chast created this drawing for an invitation to a lecture that she gave at RISD in Fall 2003.

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Tombstone

Rosalind Chast (American, b.1954 in New York)
Autumn in New York, 2003
Pen and ink, watercolor on paper
30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)
Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund 2003.84

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