Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Frank Modell: An Overlooked Ingredient?

“Martinis are the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet.”
—H. L. Mencken


But what if the martini is not quite perfect? What if an essential ingredient has been omitted? Is it a case of a husband's unequal treatment of his wife or merely forgetfulness that we witness in a Frank Modell New Yorker cartoon from 1971? Inequality is my guess. It begins in the home, right there at the bar.

"I notice you didn't forget to put an olive in yours!"
Frank Modell
Original art
The New Yorker, May 22, 1971, page 37


Caption

Frank Modell's signature, with some foxing

Some staining or foxing to paper


Frank Modell
eBay listing ended April 15, 2021

Frank Modell
eBay item description
The seller gets it all right, I believe.

Frank Modell
eBay bid history
One bidder places a bid one-and-a-half minutes before the close of the one-day auction.


[End of eBay listing]

Cartoons by Donald Reilly and Frank Modell

 



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