Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Whitney Darrow, Jr.: Going to Town and Finders Keepers

Betty Waldo Parish (1910-1986) was a New York-based artist of the Ashcan School and the WPA. She worked at the Art Student's League. In the 1930's, she was married to cartoonist Whitney Darrow, Jr. These two original Darrow cartoons published in the New Yorker in 1937 belonged to her.

Whitney Darrow, Jr.  "And please help me to go to town tomorrow in American History!"
Original art. The New Yorker, May 22, 1937, page 16.

Whitney Darrow, Jr.  "And please help me to go to town tomorrow in American History!"
Original art. The New Yorker, May 22, 1937, page 16.
Whitney Darrow, Jr.  "And please help me to go to town tomorrow in American History!"
The New Yorker, May 22, 1937, page 16.

Whitney Darrow, Jr.  "And please help me to go to town tomorrow in American History!"
The New Yorker, May 22, 1937, page 16.

Whitney Darrow, Jr.  "Finders keepers, Mrs. Blakemore!"
Original art. The New Yorker, July 24, 1937, page 14.

Whitney Darrow, Jr.  "Finders keepers, Mrs. Blakemore!"
Original art. The New Yorker, July 24, 1937, page 14.
Whitney Darrow, Jr.  "Finders keepers, Mrs. Blakemore!"
The New Yorker, July 24, 1937, page 14.

Swann Auction Galleries, January 22, 2015
Sale 2372, Lot 194
Hammer Price $1,600



Note:  If there's one thing this blog can offer, it's more examples of original New Yorker cartoon art.

And if there's a second thing, it's more about Whitney Darrow, Jr.

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