Westy Comet Affair

Westy Comet Affair

Mattatuck Museum
Hipkiss (created by)
Benjamin Ortiz (previously owned by)
Mattatuck Historical Society (owned by)
1997 (Date manufactured/created)
graphite and silver ink
Fabriano 4 paper
11.5 in H X 14.75 in W
Horizontally oriented sheet and image. Black ink image on white paper. Image depicted outdoor landscape scene with floral-lined road, post and rail fences, trees and meadow, and several devilish cats on several fence posts holding bats / crows like puppets. Ghoulish theme overall. Text top center “Lucy Drawn Especially For You” and at bottom “Westy Comet Affair: Suck Transit”. Signed lower right in margin; editioned 71/200.
Gift of Benjamin Ortiz and Victor Torchia Jr., 2023
2024.9.23