Edward B. Koren

We've Re-Struc-tured the Fac-ul-ty Student Sen-ate, Yeah Man...

Maker

Edward B. Koren (American, 1935 - 2023)

Title

We've Re-Struc-tured the Fac-ul-ty Student Sen-ate, Yeah Man...

Year

1970

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pen and ink, pencil

Supports

Dimensions

47.9 x 61 cm (18 7/8 x 24 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in ink, LR: "Koren"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Twentieth Century Graphic Arts Fund

Object Number

70.037

Type

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story
Illustration from the Permanent Collection
Apr 14, 2006 – Jul 23, 2006

Label copy

In this cartoon, Koren, a longtime illustrator for the The New Yorker, depicts a faculty member who informs his audience of a reorganization in the university through a song composed on his guitar. Koren plays upon the incongruity of the worlds of serious academia and popular music. While doing so, he expertly characterizes the atmosphere of reform and the tenuous situation of many academic administrations in late 1960s and 70s America. Koren was a Professor in the Brown University Art Department teaching studio courses during those years

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Tombstone

Edward B. Koren (American, 1935 - 2023)
We've Re-Struc-tured the Fac-ul-ty Student Sen-ate, Yeah Man..., 1970
Pen and ink, pencil, graphite
47.9 x 61 cm (18 7/8 x 24 inches)
Twentieth Century Graphic Arts Fund 70.037

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