Robert Gober

Untitled (Artist's Bookplate)
1991

A newspaper clipping from The New York Times featuring an article titled "Baby Left in Brooklyn Trash" by The Associated Press. The article describes an incident where a newborn boy was found in a trash bin outside a Brooklyn convenience store, wrapped in blankets and in fine condition. Below the article is a small illustration of a dog lying down, with the newspaper's name inscribed underneath. Handwritten notations, "87/100" and "R. Cohn," along with the phrase "ex Libris," are visible at the bottom of the clipping.
A newspaper clipping from The New York Times featuring an article titled "Baby Left in Brooklyn Trash" by The Associated Press. The article describes an incident where a newborn boy was found in a trash bin outside a Brooklyn convenience store, wrapped in blankets and in fine condition. Below the article is a small illustration of a dog lying down, with the newspaper's name inscribed underneath. Handwritten notations, "87/100" and "R. Cohn," along with the phrase "ex Libris," are visible at the bottom of the clipping.

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Date
1991

Classification
Prints

Medium
250 offset lithographs

Dimensions
Sheet (Each, Irregular): 5 × 3in. (12.7 × 7.6 cm)

Accession number
2004.450

Series
Artists' Bookplates

Edition
87/100

Publication
Printed by Abrams Gleber Warhover Lithographers, Inc.; published by Printed Matter, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Matthew Marks

Rights and reproductions
© 1991 Robert Gober

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