William Burroughs

"Sloth says don't stick your neck out..."
1991

An image of a page with text that appears to be from a book or manuscript, featuring a traditional serif font. The text is written in English with a narrative style, discussing themes of sloth, corporate greed, and environmental degradation. The background of the page has a faded, ornate design that is most prominent at the bottom. The text and the design give the impression of an old, possibly historical document.
An image of a page with text that appears to be from a book or manuscript, featuring a traditional serif font. The text is written in English with a narrative style, discussing themes of sloth, corporate greed, and environmental degradation. The background of the page has a faded, ornate design that is most prominent at the bottom. The text and the design give the impression of an old, possibly historical document.

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Date
1991

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 45 × 31in. (114.3 × 78.7 cm)

Accession number
2005.120.3

Edition
62/90

Publication
Printed by Durham Press, Inc.; published by Lococo-Mulder

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Transfer, from the Frances Mulhall Achilles Library, Special Collections, Whitney Museum of American Art

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/38227

Part of a series:
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14 works

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William Burroughs
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