The original artwork to Richard Taylor's 1959 Wrong Bag cartoon was sold on eBay in June. I don't usually go in for medical humor, particularly humor making fun of doctor's incomes, but this one I happen to like. The 1961 cartoon collection R. Taylor's Wrong Bag derives its name from this classic cartoon.
Many gags of this era mocked physicians for their wealth, but note that the doctor is making a house call, something that today is nearly nonexistent. No doubt Taylor and others thought that financial remuneration was a good reason for going to medical school. In tomorrow's post, I'll set the record straight by showing an even better reason to attend medical school.
The back cover illustration was originally a cartoon in The New Yorker.
Many gags of this era mocked physicians for their wealth, but note that the doctor is making a house call, something that today is nearly nonexistent. No doubt Taylor and others thought that financial remuneration was a good reason for going to medical school. In tomorrow's post, I'll set the record straight by showing an even better reason to attend medical school.
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| "Pshaw! I grabbed the wrong bag." Richard Taylor, Original Artwork for The New Yorker, September 19, 1959, Page 35 R. Taylor's Wrong Bag. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961, Page 5 |
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| "Pshaw! I grabbed the wrong bag." Richard Taylor, Original Artwork for The New Yorker, September 19, 1959, Page 35 R. Taylor's Wrong Bag. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961, Page 5 |
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| R. Taylor's Signature |
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| Doctor Detail |
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| Patient Detail |
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| Doctor Detail |
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| Patient Detail |
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| Richard Taylor's Wrong Bag eBay Item Description |
[End of eBay Listing]
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| My Battered Copy of R. Taylor's Wrong Bag (1961) Cover |
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| R. Taylor's Wrong Bag (1961) Back Cover |
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Richard Taylor, "The poor dear was one of the world's greatest big-game hunters until
the Gaekwar of Baroda mistook him for a water buffalo."
The New Yorker, February 18, 1956, Page 31
Image added May 9, 2013
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| R. Taylor's Wrong Bag, Page 5 |
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| Richard Taylor, "Pshaw! I grabbed the wrong bag" The New Yorker, September 19, 1959, Page 35 |
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| Richard Taylor, "Pshaw! I grabbed the wrong bag" The New Yorker, September 19, 1959, Page 35 |
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| "Pshaw! I grabbed the wrong bag." Richard Taylor, Original Artwork for The New Yorker, September 19, 1959, Page 35 R. Taylor's Wrong Bag. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961, Page 5 |
March 27, 2016 Update: The discovery of a cartoon by Irwin Caplan very similar to this one has led me to write a new post revisiting this cartoon.
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