An Artist’s Illustrated Packing Guide

Image: Smithsonian’s Archive of American Art

When artist Adolph Konrad travelled through Rome and Egypt in the 1960's he made this illustrated packing guide to ensure nothing essential was left behind. Along with clothing and tools of his trade he drew a few other items he deemed to be important.

A loaf of bread? A cocktail shaker and travel drink glass? Safety pins?
And he was an artist on a budget; he carried the classic Europe on $5 a Day travel guide (Was it ever really just $5 per day?) along with bills, coins and his passport.

This was part of the 2011 show Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists' Enumerations from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art
More, including a sketch of the artist in his skivvies,  at this  Link