Squirrel Nut Zippers

Original color illustration by Marcellus Hall featuring The Squirrel Nut Zippers, an American retro-swing-revival band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The New Yorker published this piece in its April 7, 1997 issue to highlight the band’s appearance at Irving Plaza that week.

Ink, watercolor, and gouache on 17.5” x 11.5” heavy cold-pressed watercolor paper. Marcellus’s initials appear in the lower right corner of the piece. The reverse side contains the dates of creation and publication of the piece, Marcellus’s signature stamp and return address, and a New Yorker production sticker. Excellent condition.