Untitled (Mask)

Saul Steinberg

1959–62

Marker, colored pencil, crayon, and pastel on cut brown paper bag

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Walk like an Egyptian! Steinberg relished child-like play. He made many masks from brown paper bags. This one seems familiar from Egyptian mummy cases (sarcophagi). It features a stylized version of the makeup and hairstyle worn by aristocratic women during the 21st dynasty (1077-943 BCE). Gallery Not on View Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation