Eldon Dedini's New Yorker cartoon of December 9, 1967 may have been the first cartoon in that magazine's storied history to mention antibiotic resistance, usually not an especially robust wellspring for humor. Still, if it helps bring to light just a touch of the marital blame game, who can fault it? Not much changed between the preliminary version of this gag seen last year on eBay and the final published version, but the husband became less angry and more passive, making him a somewhat more sympathetic figure and rendering the mood more somber.
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Eldon Dedini, "George, you must stop resisting the antibiotics."
Preliminary art, The New Yorker, December 9, 1967, page 60
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| "Preliminary sketch for New Yorker cartoon" |
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| Eldon Dedini's signature |
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Gift inscription dated a year after publication
"Nov 15 '68
San Francinsco
Eldon" |
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eBay Listing as of December 25, 2016
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Eldon Dedini, "George, you must stop resisting the antibiotics."
Preliminary art, The New Yorker, December 9, 1967, page 60
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Eldon Dedini, "George, you must stop resisting the antibiotics."
The New Yorker, December 9, 1967, page 60
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Eldon Dedini, "George, you must stop resisting the antibiotics."
The New Yorker, December 9, 1967, page 60
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This year the price has been reduced:
Note: Resist!
I mean, listen to your spouse!
Attempted Bloggery continues to seek scans or photographs of original cartoon art by
Eldon Dedini and other
New Yorker artists to help end the scourge of antibiotic resistance.
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