Hit the Road

1971

Pat Ryan (artist, author), Russ Rossander (artist, author), The Print Mint, Inc. (publisher)

Associated Names
Pat Ryan

Artist, American, active 1970s

Russ Rossander

Artist, American, active 1970s

The Print Mint, Inc.

Publisher, American, 1965 - 2016

This is a comic cover titled "Hit the Road: A Comic for & About Hitchhiking". The cover features a vibrant desert landscape with a road that extends into the distance towards a large setting sun. The foreground of the image shows a long line of people hitchhiking along the road, illustrated in a stylized, caricatured manner. The people carry signs indicating various destinations such as "S.F." and "Berkeley", and they are depicted in a playful, almost surreal assemblage, with one of the figures being an anthropomorphic animal. The sky above the desert is bright blue, and the composition includes two road signs, one indicating a cost of "50¢" and the other labeled "Adults Only". The cover also prominently displays the volume and issue number, Vol. 1 No. 1, and is captioned with the phrase "A Comic for & About Hitchhiking". The dense composition, bold lines, and publication style suggest a 1960s or 1970s underground comic aesthetic. The painting conveys a sense of adventure and counterculture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.08 × 17.15 cm (9 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
    open: 25.08 × 34.29 cm (9 7/8 × 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.126.64


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William and Abigil Gerdts, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2014

Associated Names


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