Welcome to the clubhouse! Original New Yorker art from 1935 by George Price was sold on eBay two years ago and they're still going over the club rules. Let's have a look:
The eBay seller mistakenly thought this early piece dated from the 1950s or 1960s. Actually, this 1935 drawing was exhibited at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1940 as documented in Life magazine. The show featured more than 700 works of cartoon art by 39 artists and at the time was the largest museum show of its type.
Note: Does anyone keep track of the largest cartoon exhibitions? This 1940 RISD exhibition might still rank as one of the bigger showings of original cartoon art, but I couldn't really say. Still, I'd like to know more about it, other than what's already in Life. Anyone with access to a catalogue, exhibition list, or photographs of the show please get in touch.
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| "But there must be some sort of house rule." George Price Original art The New Yorker, October 5, 1935, page 20 |
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| "But there must be some sort of house rule." George Price Original art The New Yorker, October 5, 1935, page 20 |
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| Detail |
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| George Price's signature |
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| Large detail |
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The typed caption in the matte window lacks the requisite emphasis on the word some and carries an incorrect exclamation point.
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| Large detail |
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| The slightly-incorrect typewritten caption again |
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| The framed and matted art |
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| Detail of clubmen |
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| Detail of the rule book |
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| The framed and matted art |
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George Price
eBay Listing Ended December 31, 2016 |
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| George Price eBay Item Description |
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| George Price eBay Bid History Two bidders duke it out, raising the price by just a single $2.50 bid increment. |
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| "But there must be some sort of house rule." George Price The New Yorker, October 5, 1935, page 20 |
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| "But there must be some sort of house rule." George Price Original art The New Yorker, October 5, 1935, page 20 |
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| "But there must be some sort of house rule." George Price The New Yorker, October 5, 1935, page 20 |
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| Cartoons by Richard Decker and George Price |
The eBay seller mistakenly thought this early piece dated from the 1950s or 1960s. Actually, this 1935 drawing was exhibited at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1940 as documented in Life magazine. The show featured more than 700 works of cartoon art by 39 artists and at the time was the largest museum show of its type.
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| "Flowering of American Cartoon Art is Hailed at Rhode Island Museum" George Price Life magazine, April 22, 1940, page 74 |
Note: Does anyone keep track of the largest cartoon exhibitions? This 1940 RISD exhibition might still rank as one of the bigger showings of original cartoon art, but I couldn't really say. Still, I'd like to know more about it, other than what's already in Life. Anyone with access to a catalogue, exhibition list, or photographs of the show please get in touch.
The Attempted Bloggery Centennial Posts 💯
Blog Post No. 100
Blog Post No. 200: A Shaggy Dog Story
Quick Links to the Attempted Bloggery Archives:
George Price
Richard Decker
Original New Yorker Cartoon Art
Horses
Attempted Bloggery's Rule-Breaking Index
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