Vaccine/Statue of Liberty

Series TitleDaily doodles, 2001-2023

Artist Gonkar Gyatso (Tibetan, born 1961)

DateMay 27, 2005

MediumPencil, ink, stickers, paper cut-out on fine art paper

DimensionsFramed: 13 1/4 × 11 7/8 × 2 inches (33.66 × 30.16 × 5.08 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the generosity of the Foyer Foundation and the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund

Object number2025.29.14

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DescriptionAt the center of this piece is a large, drawn hand holding a syringe. A large, Chinese character meaning "to cover" sits atop the syringe. Below the hand is a large, cartoon drawing of a man with an exaggerated large face with pink hair. Several stickers are placed throughout this piece including a large sticker of two, connected lego pieces and a Statue of Liberty head. Other text in Chinese and Tibetan is also scattered throughout along with an air quality reading.

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