The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A horizontally oriented sheet of textured tan paper displays W.H. Auden's poem in dark serif font at the upper right. Occupying the bottom half, a large blue-inked illustration features dense, swirling, cross-hatched lines that depict a reclining figure draped in fabric. Small production credits naming David Schorr and Ken Botnick appear toward the bottom left. The paper's rough, deckled edges frame the somber composition.

Directions

1994

David Schorr

(American, 1947–2018)
America
engraving
Sheet: 38.3 x 32.2 cm (15 1/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Platemark: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1996.228.1
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.228.1