The rescue of art, ca. 1946

Physical Details: Clipping : 1 item : ill. ; 11 x 09 cm.

Creator: Ad Reinhardt (1913-1967)

Description: This is a reproduction of a collage drawing by Reinhardt, entitled The rescue of art or A timeless political cartoon, which was originally published in Newsweek, August 12, 1946.
The image shows a young man (labeled "abstract art") racing to save a girl (labeled "art") who is standing on train tracks while a train (labeled "banality", "prejudice", "linguistic stereotypes", "drink", "inferiority complexes", "corruption", "money-grubbing" and "sin") bears down on her.

Forms part of: Ad Reinhardt papers, 1927-1968

Rights Statement: U.S. public domain

Citation: The rescue of art, ca. 1946. Ad Reinhardt papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 12323

Subjects:

• Caricatures and cartoons

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