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American Pop Art Ink on Paper Signed Chester Gould

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American Pop Art Ink on Paper Signed Chester Gould
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Ink on paper, framed. American Pop Art School. Featuring profile of a detective. Signed Chester Gould on the lower right corner. 17 x 12 cm (6.7 x 4.7 inches), frame: 29 x 25 cm (11.4 x 9.8 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate.

Chester Gould (American, 1900-1985) was born to Gilbert R. Gould, the son of a minister, and Alice Maud (née Miller). All four of his grandparents were pioneer settlers of Oklahoma. He was a Christian, but he was born Jewish. Fascinated by the comics since childhood, Gould quickly found work as a cartoonist. He was hired by William Randolph Hearst's Chicago Evening American, where he produced his first comic strips, Fillum Fables (1924) and The Radio Catts. He also drew a topical strip about Chicago, Why It's a Windy City. Gould married Edna Gauger (1901–1994) in 1926, and their daughter, Jean, was born in 1927. A 1923 graduate, Gould is an alumnus of Northwestern University where he attended the School of Professional Studies.