New Yorker artists Charles Addams, Helen E. Hokinson, Anatol Kovarsky, and Otto Soglow created original designs for silk scarves by Richard Farrar in the 1940s and 1950s. Joel Jacobus writes that a new Farrar scarf design has appeared on eBay which the seller attributes to cartoonist Otto Soglow. The eBay item description justifies this by writing "According to the history of Frank [sic] Farrar Scaves [sic] Otto Soglow designed a lot of his scarves especially the circus ones[.]" One wonders whether this blog is the source of the seller's "history."
To be sure, Otto Soglow created two designs that we know of for Richard Farrar, one of a circus and the other of a harem. Both exist in multiple colors. Both designs include the cartoonist's printed signature. Both may be found in the archives of this blog.
This new design on eBay depicts a juggling cartoon tiger surrounded by circus cars. It is unsigned. I personally do not recognize it as the work of Soglow or of any New Yorker artist.
Note: My thanks to Joel Jacobus, intrepid explorer in the jungle of Charles Addams paraphernalia, who keeps alive the search for more information about Richard Farrar scarves designed by New Yorker artists. This is Attempted Bloggery's fifth post to be derived from his research.
I would like to hear from readers who can identify the designer of this scarf. All speculation is welcome. As always, feel free to disagree with me.
I am still looking for examples of the scarf by Helen Hokinson as well as new color combinations of the Farrar scarves we already know of.
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To be sure, Otto Soglow created two designs that we know of for Richard Farrar, one of a circus and the other of a harem. Both exist in multiple colors. Both designs include the cartoonist's printed signature. Both may be found in the archives of this blog.
This new design on eBay depicts a juggling cartoon tiger surrounded by circus cars. It is unsigned. I personally do not recognize it as the work of Soglow or of any New Yorker artist.
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| Richard Farrar eBay listing retrieved July 1, 2019 |
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| Richard Farrar eBay Item Description |
January 31, 2024 Update: An eBay seller has listed an example of this scarf design in green and brown (with black and white):
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| Richard A. Farrar Tiger Scarf eBay listing retrieved January 31, 2024 |
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| Richard A. Farrar Tiger Scarf eBay item description |
November 9, 2024 Update: Rachel Sunman has contacted me with photographs of a new and delightful color combination of the tiger scarf, blue and red (plus black and white).
Note: My thanks to Joel Jacobus, intrepid explorer in the jungle of Charles Addams paraphernalia, who keeps alive the search for more information about Richard Farrar scarves designed by New Yorker artists. This is Attempted Bloggery's fifth post to be derived from his research.
I would like to hear from readers who can identify the designer of this scarf. All speculation is welcome. As always, feel free to disagree with me.
I am still looking for examples of the scarf by Helen Hokinson as well as new color combinations of the Farrar scarves we already know of.
Richard Farrar Scarves
Otto Soglow
Women's Fashion
At the Circus
Attempted Bloggery's Index Index, Burning Bright
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