A scarf with images of James Thurber's dogs in a garden is the third such design we have seen based on Thurber's dogs. The label is unknown, but the best candidates would seem to be Richard A. Farrar and Thurber House.
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| Reverse side |
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| James Thurber eBay listing ended December 9, 2020 |
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| James Thurber eBay item description |
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| James Thurber eBay bid history |
On Ink Spill, Michael Maslin recently featured a Thurber spot drawing from The New Yorker of May 29, 1943, noting that John Updike owned a variation on the drawing. The published drawing would seem to be the very same drawing used in the center of the scarf. Observe how the magazine oriented the image at a far better angle than the scarf designer, unless the central image of the scarf is meant to be viewed diagonally.
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| James Thurber Spot drawing The New Yorker, May 29, 1943, page 20 |
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| Spot drawing by James Thurber and a cartoon by Perry Barlow |
Note: I am always on the lookout for other examples of scarves based on the work of James Thurber or of other New Yorker artists. In addition, anyone who knows the maker of this scarf, please come forward.
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