05 February 2009

The man in the paper mask

You (the New York you) know Saul Steinberg's work, even if you don't realize it. He's probably most famous for this piece, a classic New Yorker cover that is New York chauvinism at its most hilarious.

I've loved Saul Steinberg ever since I discovered The Passport, an early volume of his work, on my parents' shelves. He's a master doodler, a drafter of fake documents, and he also photographed himself wearing simple masks.

Hence the following experiment (thanks, roommate!):

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