Price Tag, Garbage
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This comic art drawing shows a figure peeking nervously out of a trash can, eyes wide. The subject of the drawing appears to relate to themes of consumerism, mass consumption, and waste disposal. The words on the translucent cover sheet for the drawing reads: “Price Tag *K.”
label: Description (Brief)
content: The American satirical cartoonist Robert Chesley Osborn (1904–1994) was best known for his expressive black and white line drawings, which appeared widely in books, magazines, and political commentary. His work is characterized by bold, energetic lines, exaggerated expressions, and a biting sense of humor that addresses human behavior, authority, and social conventions. The Graphic Arts Collection holds 50 drawings by Robert Osborn. Each drawing is accompanied by a cover sheet bearing handwritten notes about the individual drawings.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN82524X01
label: accession number
content: 2025.0038
label: catalog number
content: 2025.0038.277
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Object Type
content: Drawings
label: Other Terms
content: Drawing; Crayon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: conte crayon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37.6 cm x 31.3 cm; 14 13/16 in x 12 5/16 in