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Original Sketches by 80 Famous Cartoonists

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:1,100.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Original Sketches by 80 Famous Cartoonists
<B>Various Artists - Collection of Autographs and Sketches by Famous Cartoonists</B></I> Autographs of 80 newspaper cartoonists, almost every one accompanied by an original sketch, are pasted into this lovingly assembled binder originally put together by collector H. M. Brehm. The autographs and sketches are further complemented by typewritten biographical information and other notes, and often the collector added characteristic examples of the artist's work cut from newspapers or magazines. A pencil sketch of Mickey Mouse by Walt Disney stands as the highlight, and to name only the most famous names here: Milton Caniff, Al Capp, Hal Foster (a lovely sketch of Aleta), Rube Goldberg, Al Hirschfeld, Hank Ketcham, George McManus, E.C. Segar (autograph only), and Chic Young are represented. Also in this amazing volume: newspaper/magazine cartoonists Carl Anderson, George Baker (Sad Sack sketch), Janice and Stanley Berenstain, Oscar Berger, Michael Berry, Merrill Blosser, M. M. Branner, Dave Breger, Marjorie Henderson Buell (Little Lulu sketch), Ernie Bushmiller, E. Simms Campbell, W. A. Carlson, Chon Day, Gus Edson, Dudley Fisher, Ham Fisher, Fontaine Fox, Roy Fox, Larry Frick, Tom Henderson, Don Herold, Syd Hoff, P. J. Hoffstrom, Al Kaufman, Ted Key, Frank King, Harold Knerr, James Lambert, George Lichtenstein, Lafe Locke, Charles Martin, Fred Neher, Ed Nofziger, Bill O'Malley, Frederick Opper, Virgil Partch, Ed Reed, Larry Reynolds, William von Riegen, Mischa Richter, Robert Ripley, Sidney Smith, Otto Soglow, Jimmy Swinnerton, Paul Webb, Harold Webster, Rust Westover, Frank Willard, Gluyas Williams, and George Wolfe are here; plus political cartoonists John Baer, Clifford Berryman, Jim Berryman, J. N. "Ding" Darling, Dan Dowling, Daniel Fitzpatrick, William Hanny, Daniel Holland, Cy Hungerford, R. A. Lewis, David Low, Reg Manning, John McCutcheon, Carey Orr, Lute Pease, Vaughn Shoemaker, Dorman Smith, Don Wooton, and entertainers Harry Lauder and Fred Stone. There's also an autograph by writer James Thurber. Simply a scintillating accumulation of work by some of the all-time greats!<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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