In this artwork, how is the Background discussed?
Saul Steinberg created 85 covers and 642 internal drawings and illustrations for The New Yorker, including its March 29, 1976, cover, titled "View of the World from 9th Avenue". This is regarded as his most famous work. It is considered an example of unintentional fame: Steinberg has noted that the type of fame that resulted from the work has diminished his significance to "the man who did that poster". The work is sometimes referred to as A Parochial New Yorker's View of the World or A New Yorker's View of the World because it depicts a map of the world as seen by self-absorbed New Yorkers. At one point The New Yorker applied for a copyright from the United States Copyright Office for the work. It assigned the copyright to Steinberg and subsequently reproduced posters of the painting. Among Steinberg's other works are precursors and derivatives of this work.
New York Parochial Copyright The New Yorker 9th Avenue Saul Steinberg copyright self-absorbed United States Copyright Office