George Booth: Devilled in the Details

Original published artwork by the inimitable George Booth was sold on eBay this past December. The eBay seller's father worked at the New Yorker where he obtained this drawing. Good move. It is one of the artist's classic auto repair shop cartoons. Independent mechanics, of course, are not so common today. Eccentrically straightforward mechanics such as the one depicted here are even less common, and may have existed only in the mind of the cartoonist. Today Mr. Booth celebrates his 88th birthday.

George Booth, "We'll have to keep your car another day. There's a devilled egg in the carburetor." Original artwork, The New Yorker, January 13, 1973, page 33

George Booth, "We'll have to keep your car another day. There's a devilled egg in the carburetor."
Original artwork, The New Yorker, January 13, 1973, page 33

George Booth, "We'll have to keep your car another day.
There's a devilled egg in the carburetor."
Original artwork, The New Yorker, January 13, 1973, page 33

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EBay Bid History

George Booth, "We'll have to keep your car another day. There's a devilled egg in the carburetor."
The New Yorker, January 13, 1973, page 33

George Booth, "We'll have to keep your car another day.
There's a devilled egg in the carburetor."
The New Yorker, January 13, 1973, page 33

Note:  Why not join in the celebration of his birthday by checking out my previous blog posts about George Booth?

Last year The Comics Journal published a noteworthy George Booth interview.

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