An example of original 1955 New Yorker cartoon art by Claude Smith shows how some unfortunate framing and matting choices have consequences over time. The art is matted a bit too tightly obscuring some of the wash and coming right up against Claude's signature. The matte is not acid-free which has resulted in matte burn right up to the edge of the image. The caption is typewritten on low-quality paper that has yellowed and acidified, while the history of first publication has dislodged and begun to migrate.
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"I must tell you right off, Miss Hobbs, this is not a pastoral call."
Claude Smith
Framed original art
The New Yorker, October 15, 1955, page 136 |
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| Claude Smith's signature |
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| Typewritten caption |
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| Typewritten publication history |
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Claude Smith
eBay Listing Ended March 16, 2017
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| The eBay Item Description was written for a different cartoon by George Dole |
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