Drawing, D.N.A.

Saul Steinberg

1978

graphite and color pencil on paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

A fantastic scene, with a central structure composed of groups of curved parallel lines, which intersect to give the illusion of volume. At rear, a composition which appears like a tower or space needle. Figures populate the lines for a sense of scale. Gift of Saul Steinberg Foundation