It is my casual observation that Charles Addams didn't create all that many souvenir drawings featuring solely Gomez from the Addams Family. His book drawings are quite often populated with Wednesday and Uncle Fester. Sketches of Pugsley are slightly less common, as are the exquisite renderings of Morticia. But how often does one find a presentation drawing of Gomez Addams?
Well, for one, Mrs. Schaefer's copy of Monster Rally (1950) has such a sketch. Addams's inscription to her was made in 1970 some twenty years after publication, in language suggesting she might have been an old family friend or teacher. Considering the rarity of this character, the 2013 selling price of $360 seems quite the bargain.
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| Charles Addams RR Auctions March 13, 2013 |
Note: As I have mentioned before, perhaps too often, Addams Family members were as yet unnamed when Monster Rally was published in 1950. By 1970, when Addams signed this book, legions of fans knew their names thanks to "The Addams Family" TV show, which first aired in 1964. Still, it would have been unusual for Addams himself to note his character's names in such books.
I have been privileged to post many such Addams books on this blog and with reader help I can continue to do so. For this, all I need are enterprising readers to supply scans or photographs of books by Charles Addams with uniquely original drawings.
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