That's not what this work is titled. It has no title, and it's a detail from a larger, possibly unpublished pen & ink mid-1950s cityscape. But it's typically, Florifically, curiously sinister. And while alligators don't really live in urban sewers, we have it on good authority that giant gophers burrowed the NYC subway system.
The mischievous and diabolic art of James Flora (1914-1998):
Glimpses of rare works from the archives
and news about Flora-related projects
Thursday, February 22, 2007
the hazards of city life
That's not what this work is titled. It has no title, and it's a detail from a larger, possibly unpublished pen & ink mid-1950s cityscape. But it's typically, Florifically, curiously sinister. And while alligators don't really live in urban sewers, we have it on good authority that giant gophers burrowed the NYC subway system.
Fabulous FLORA BLOG!! Thanks for sharing this work. The Flora Fauna Zoo is terrific. MORE please!!
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