Manhattan Magazine's first issue of January 18, 1933 is a real rarity, and its centerfold is a gorgeous map of Prohibition Era Harlem created by African-American illustrator E. Simms Campbell. The map was published again in the brand new men's magazine Esquire nine months later. In 2011, Swann Galleries offered a copy of the original centerfold from Manhattan Magazine with a presale estimate of $600-$800. Just look at how well it did in the sale!
Drawn in 1932 and published early in 1933 in the first issue of Manhattan Magazine, E. Simms Campbell's original A Night-Club Map of Harlem is an iconic memento of the Prohibition Era and the Harlem Renaissance. When the original artwork was offered for sale at Swann Galleries in 2016, the auction house noted the incorrect use of the word engraved in the lower right-hand corner. Perhaps this is a nod to John Held, Jr., who used the word frequently in this manner on his imitation woodblock prints in The New Yorker and elsewhere.
A more complete image of the map from Manhattan Magazine is available from the Library of Congress. It is zoomable on the Library's website:
Note: Mike Thibault has posted some additional close-ups of the original map artwork from Swann Galleries on facebook here.
The original artwork was acquired by Yale's Beinecke Library. Read the announcement here.
Attempted Bloggery continues to examine the work of cartoonist E. Simms Campbell (1906-1971). I am looking for scans or photographs of original Campbell art or of obscure published works.
External Links:
E. Simms Campbell's Wikipedia Entry
E. Simms Campbell on Ink Spill
E. Simms Campbell in Christopher Wheeler's Cartoon(ist) Gallery
E. Simms Campbell in Print: Insider Histories: Black Cartoonist E. Simms Campbell. Robert C. Harvey intervied by Michael Dooley. March 3, 2015
E. Simms Campbell on We Too Were Children, Mr. Barrie. October 6, 2012
E. Simms Campbell at American Art Archives
E. Simms Campbell on Eli Stein Cartoons.com: "We All Have to Start Somewhere" Department. Case in Point No. 15. September 6, 2011
E. Simms Campbell in Potrzebie. October 10, 2007
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| E. Simms Cambell A Night-Club Map of Harlem Manhattan Magazine, January 18, 1922 |
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| E. Simms Campbell Swann Auction Galleries, Sale 2239, Printed & Manuscript African Americana, Lot 407 Hammer Price, March 10, 2011 |
Drawn in 1932 and published early in 1933 in the first issue of Manhattan Magazine, E. Simms Campbell's original A Night-Club Map of Harlem is an iconic memento of the Prohibition Era and the Harlem Renaissance. When the original artwork was offered for sale at Swann Galleries in 2016, the auction house noted the incorrect use of the word engraved in the lower right-hand corner. Perhaps this is a nod to John Held, Jr., who used the word frequently in this manner on his imitation woodblock prints in The New Yorker and elsewhere.
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| E. Simms Cambell A Night-Club Map of Harlem, 1932 Original art |
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| E. Simms Cambell A Night-Club Map of Harlem, 1932 Original framed art |
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| E. Simms Campbell Swann Auction Galleries, Sale 2408, Printed & Manuscript African Americana, Lot 415 Hammer Price, March 31, 2016 |
The original 1932 artwork was shown at the Smithsonian in 1996 according to Mike Thibault, whose detailed photograph of the slightly cropped printed map is posted on flickr.
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| E. Simms Cambell A Night-Club Map of Harlem flickr photo by Mike_Thibault |
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| E. Simms Cambell A Night-Club Map of Harlem |
The original artwork was acquired by Yale's Beinecke Library. Read the announcement here.
Attempted Bloggery continues to examine the work of cartoonist E. Simms Campbell (1906-1971). I am looking for scans or photographs of original Campbell art or of obscure published works.
External Links:
E. Simms Campbell's Wikipedia Entry
E. Simms Campbell on Ink Spill
E. Simms Campbell in Christopher Wheeler's Cartoon(ist) Gallery
E. Simms Campbell in Print: Insider Histories: Black Cartoonist E. Simms Campbell. Robert C. Harvey intervied by Michael Dooley. March 3, 2015
E. Simms Campbell at American Art Archives
E. Simms Campbell on Eli Stein Cartoons.com: "We All Have to Start Somewhere" Department. Case in Point No. 15. September 6, 2011
E. Simms Campbell in Potrzebie. October 10, 2007
Quick Links to the Attempted Bloggery Archives
E. Simms Campbell
Attempted Bloggery's Uptown Index
Attempted Bloggery Supports Net Neutrality.
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