Sunday, October 29, 2017

Claude Smith's Haunted House Upgrade

The house depicted in Claude Smith's New Yorker cartoon of March 8, 1958 turns out to be more than just your typical fixer-upper...

Claude Smith, The New Yorker, March 8, 1958, pages 44-45

Claude's original artwork to all eight panels was sold last year on eBay:
Claude Smith, original art
The New Yorker, March 8, 1958, pages 44-45



Claude Smith's signature






Claude Smith
eBay Listing Ended July 27, 2016

Claude Smith
eBay Item Description
"Shows some age." Don't we all?


Claude Smith, original art
The New
 Yorker, March 8, 1958, pages 44-45
Claude Smith, The New Yorker, March 8, 1958, pages 44-45



Note:  Boo! Do you know what I wish for on Halloween? How about scans or photographs of original art by Claude Smith and other New Yorker artists.


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