Hit the Road

1971

Pat Ryan

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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