Robert Day and the Princeton Tiger

Princeton University's colors are orange and black and its mascot is, appropriately, the tiger. Awareness of that school mascot is the key piece of information needed to follow Robert Day's Princeton-themed cartoon original sold on eBay four years ago. The eBay seller notes that the artwork was purchased directly from the artist and it was never published in the New Yorker.

"Princeton expelled him, as I understand the story, and he has been getting even ever since."
Robert Day
Original cartoon art

Robert Day's signature

Caption

Verso

Glue residue

Robert Day
eBay Listing Ended May 13, 2015

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robert-Day-Princeton-Cartoon-Original-Print-Art-Signed-New-Yorker-Cartoonist-/171780663514?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27feece8da&nma=true&si=Zv4PhLp6HocGRC23iqci2JeQ2LI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Robert Day
eBay Item Description

Robert Day
eBay Bid History

The winning bid was placed in the final two seconds of the auction, a collegiate strategy if ever there was one.

Robert Day, as it turns out, did actually get one Princeton tiger cartoon into The New Yorker:

"This is he."
Robert Day
The New Yorker, October 22, 1960, page 36

https://archives.newyorker.com/?i=1960-10-22#folio=03

Note:  So, if this elaborate original drawing by Robert Day did not appear in the New Yorker, where might it have been published? Was it published at all? Attempted Bloggery would like to hear from any reader with knowledge of where and when this cartoon may have appeared in print. Come on, show your stripes.

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