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Line drawing of man in a suit drawing a large spiral with the words Preferendum 70 along its curve.
Preferendum 70
Line drawing of man in a suit drawing a large spiral with the words Preferendum 70 along its curve.

Preferendum 70

Artist (American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999)
Date1970
MediumOffset lithograph on paper
Dimensions29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation
Object number2023.22.3
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