"Marlboro Man" by William Kent (Amer., 1919-2012) Etching

"Marlboro Man" by William Kent (Amer., 1919-2012) EtchingSlate Print, 1958, printed 1963, Ed. 15, in brown ink, 17 1 2 x 11 5 16, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, on warm white japan paper, small tear to upper left margin corner tip, spots of foxing and old masking tape stains to outer margins.

Martin are in inventory and available

Printed by Eugene Verneau

and possibly his only print period

though unfinished

some thinning top edge verso from removal of old tape

so impressions either lifetime or posthumous

here present a geologic artifact of the post nuclear fossil record

with which Mr

his interest apparently focused on process and experimentation

tape residue along right margin edge

original paper hinges at top corners as issued

where one may appreciate the myriad nuances of detail