Original New Yorker cartoon art by Dana Fradon (1922-2019) from the issue of September 13, 1982 depicts a courtroom scene in one-point perspective. The man on the left is addressing a courtroom judge and the three other principle figures on the right help direct the viewer's eye back toward him. This is made more effective by the judge leaning forward and the lawyer turning away from the witness to look at his client. The speaker has a request for his lawyer to speed up the proceedings. The suggestion that his interests may differ from those of his lawyer is one of those observations that lend a surprising verisimilitude to gag cartoons such as this one.
The figure of the speaker and the table at which he is standing were apparently cut and pasted into the image. The manner in which this cartoon was matted and framed suggest that it was not sold commercially but was purchased by the magazine and given to a client. It was sold at auction in 2016 for the hourly rate of the lawyer mentioned in the caption, which is either a coincidence or a testament to the power of suggestion.
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The figure of the speaker and the table at which he is standing were apparently cut and pasted into the image. The manner in which this cartoon was matted and framed suggest that it was not sold commercially but was purchased by the magazine and given to a client. It was sold at auction in 2016 for the hourly rate of the lawyer mentioned in the caption, which is either a coincidence or a testament to the power of suggestion.
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| "Your Honor, I request that the witness answer the questions a little faster. I'm paying my lawyer a hundred and sixty dollars an hour!" Dana Fradon The New Yorker, September 13, 1982, page 41 |
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| Dana Fradon's signature |
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| Dana Fradon Dirk Soulis Auctions November 12, 2016 |
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| "Your Honor, I request that the witness answer the questions a little faster. I'm paying my lawyer a hundred and sixty dollars an hour!" Dana Fradon The New Yorker, September 13, 1982, page 41 |
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| https://archives.newyorker.com/?i=1982-09-13#folio=040 |
Note: Attempted Bloggery is eager to publish more original cartoon art by the late Dana Fradon.
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