A Barbara Shermund color cartoon is dated August 1955. The New Yorker, of course, was published weekly at the time and Esquire, with which Shermund was then associated, was a monthly magazine. The monthly date is just one reason such a cartoon should not be identified as having been published in the New Yorker, not even by an enterprising eBay seller. The other reasons are the use of color, which never appeared in the New Yorker's 1950's gag cartoons, and the fact that Shermund did not publish in the weekly magazine after 1944.
The cartoon itself gives a jaded young woman's comically-exaggerated view of the kind of man one might encounter on a blind date. If this is indeed from Esquire, I'm a little surprised this gag would resonate with the editors and readers of a men's general-interest magazine, but I suppose they were interested in seeing an available woman's perspective. My parents themselves met on a double blind date back in this era. The other couple with them couldn't stand each other.
The other possibility is that this cartoon appeared in Pictorial Review, a weekly syndicated Sunday newspaper supplement.
January 12, 2019 Update: This cartoon does not appear in Esquire's online database, so I am provisionally reassigning it in the above caption to Pictorial Review. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can document its complete publication history.
Note: A related post on Barbara Shermund appeared here yesterday.
Older posts about St. Patrick's Day may be seen here. St. Patrick is said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland. They could use him in Guam.
The cartoon itself gives a jaded young woman's comically-exaggerated view of the kind of man one might encounter on a blind date. If this is indeed from Esquire, I'm a little surprised this gag would resonate with the editors and readers of a men's general-interest magazine, but I suppose they were interested in seeing an available woman's perspective. My parents themselves met on a double blind date back in this era. The other couple with them couldn't stand each other.
The other possibility is that this cartoon appeared in Pictorial Review, a weekly syndicated Sunday newspaper supplement.
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| "I'm going on a blind date tomorrow night--did I tell you?" Barbara Shermund Framed original art Pictorial Review[?], August 1955 |
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| "I'm going on a blind date tomorrow night--did I tell you?" Barbara Shermund Framed original art Pictorial Review[?], August 1955 |
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Barbara Shermund
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barbara-Shermund-Original-New-Yorker-Cartoon-/161233218669?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item258a3fac6d&nma=true&si=UB68sj2DvLx%252F9kdb54zXrlCgzYs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557eBay Listing Ended February 27, 2014 |
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January 12, 2019 Update: This cartoon does not appear in Esquire's online database, so I am provisionally reassigning it in the above caption to Pictorial Review. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can document its complete publication history.
Note: A related post on Barbara Shermund appeared here yesterday.
Older posts about St. Patrick's Day may be seen here. St. Patrick is said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland. They could use him in Guam.
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