DONALD CORLEY. Archive of drawings. Together, 27 loose Art Deco drawings and cartoons, many with allegorical or art historical themes. Pen and ink on paper. 11 approximately 178x292 mm; 7x11 1/2 inches, the rest approximately 362x286 mm; 14 1/4x11 1/4 inches all housed in a custom drop-back case. Most captioned in margins. Nd.
An amusing collection of drawings likely intended for his short stories and articles in magazines and various publications. Many touch upon themes of art criticism and the artist's creative process and include titles such as "The Marquis de Sade Dreams," "Negation of the Movies," "The Art Critic," and the satirical "Power of the Imperfect" which shows flies defacing Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" with paint guns and brushes.
