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Winsor McCay - Political Cartoon Original Art (undated).

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Winsor McCay - Political Cartoon Original Art (undated).
<B>Winsor McCay - Political Cartoon Original Art (undated).</B></I> A beleaguered taxpayer rides a crowded trolley car to city hall in order to pay his huge tax bill. En route, he passes a fat cat city official, who's playing hookey, riding to the racetrack in style, in a chauffeured limousine at John Q. Public's expense. Some things <I>never</B></I> change. Winsor McCay was a master at drawing complex tableaux in correct perspective, and could draw any subject, from any angle. His work was influenced by book illustrations and the then current Art Nouveau style. In addition to his famous comic strips and animated films, Winsor McCay also drew editorial cartoons for Arthur Brisbane's conservative editorials at the Hearst papers. Along with these political statements, he drew large, meticulously executed Sunday illustrations of moral ideas, using such subject matter as education, the danger of drugs and alcohol, and the values of hard work. The graphic sophistication of Winsor McCay's art is unparalleled in American comics. The art measures an overall 11.75" x 17", and is in Very Good condition. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.