Drawing and collage of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

circa 1963.

1 drawing : ink with pasted relief halftones ; 25.7 x 38.1 cm.

Title devised by cataloger.

Gift of Jonathan W. Wiener (Yale 1976), 1975.

This material is open for research.

Niels Mogens Bodecker (1922-1988) was a Danish American illustrator and author of children's books.

Ink drawing created circa 1963 of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library with small relief halftone photographs pasted into rectangles of the building's façade, resembling tiers of television screens. The halftones, clipped from magazines, depict celebrities including Clark Gable, Bela Lugosi, and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as persons and details from advertisements. The collage likely served as an illustration for a magazine article about the Library. The drawing also includes a partial depiction of the Yale Law School. The verso includes a drawing of an unidentified interior with columns and a vaulted ceiling.

English

January 18, 2013

N. M. Bodecker, Drawing and Collage of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

N. M. Bodecker, Drawing and Collage of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.