Newspapers are no longer ironed, Coins no longer boiled So far have Standards Fallen.

1981–1983, printed 2015

Karen Knorr

Associated Names
Karen Knorr

Artist, British, born Germany, 1954

The image shows a man seated on a richly upholstered sofa in a formal room, captured from the waist up. He is leaning forward slightly, with his elbow resting on his knee and his hand supporting his head. He looks down at the newspaper on the table in front of him. The man has short, styled hair and is dressed in a suit and tie. In the room, there is a small table set with a teapot, cups, and the newspaper, which is titled "LETS GIVE OUR SOCIETY A CRACK UP THE BACKSIDE." The background includes a marble fireplace with a clock and candelabras, and the walls feature a framed portrait of an older man. The room has high ceilings with intricate moldings, and large curtains frame the windows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.6 × 40.5 cm (16 × 15 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 61.5 × 50.7 cm (24 3/16 × 19 15/16 in.)
    mount: 61.5 × 50.7 cm (24 3/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.79.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Augusta Edwards Fine Art, London); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in negative: Newspapers are / no longer ironed, / Coins no longer boiled / So far have / Standards / Fallen.


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