Cautionary Tales · Stop No. 37
Rasputin
“I'm a Survivor”
- Era
- December 1916, penultimate hour
- Provenance
- Yusupov Palace, then the Neva River, in that order
- Medium
- Bold woodcut on mustard stock, recruiting-poster posture
- Edition
- Statement accurate at time of printing
The mystic points directly at the viewer in the manner of a recruitment campaign, endorsing a claim with a strict expiration date. He survived the cake, the wine, and by some accounts the bullets. The river filed the final paperwork.
On Display
The Gift Shop
- Museum Reproduction Tee
- Exhibition Poster