Where’s Father
Date
1978
Medium
Silk screen
Client
New York Times Magazine
A cover illustration for the story “Whatever Happened to Father?” referenced the work of German poster artist Ludwig Hohlwein. Art direction by Ruth Ansell.
“Chwast contributed his distinct brand of absurdist wit to twentieth-century applied art and design. And although his methods were notably rooted in vintage-stylish decorative traditions … his work never slavishly copied the past. Instead, he synthesized, reinvented, and often parodied it.”
— Steven Heller, 2009