Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam frequently appeared together in
Mischa Richter's cartoons for the
New Yorker. Two original gag cartoons with these characters were sold in January by Swann Auction Galleries, which chose to photograph only one of them, twice.
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Mischa Richter, "Not apple pie again!"
Original art. The New Yorker, May 25, 1992, page 39 |
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Mischa Richter, "Not apple pie again!"
Original art. The New Yorker, May 25, 1992, page 39 |
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Swann Galleries, January 22, 2015
Sale 2372, Lot 202
Hammer Price $275
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Mischa Richter, "Not apple pie again!"
The New Yorker, May 25, 1992, page 39 |
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Mischa Richter, "Not apple pie again!"
The New Yorker, May 25, 1992, page 39 |
The original artwork for the second drawing was not included in the catalogue:
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| Mischa Richter, The New Yorker, August 24, 1992, page 21 |
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| Mischa Richter, The New Yorker, August 24, 1992, page 21 |
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Original cartoon art published in the New Yorker is one of the mainstays of this blog. Another is cottage cheese.
Did you see what happened here? Swann Galleries sold two original drawings, and photographed only one of them. That means this blog now has a deficit of one original drawing. The good news is that you, Kindly Reader, can balance the budget and eliminate this unseemly deficit by submitting a scan of just one original
New Yorker drawing for publication here. Help make this blog whole again. If only politicians could solve their budget problems this easily!
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