Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Blog Post No. 4000: George Booth's Last Call for Stuffed Peppers

George Booth was born on this day in 1926. At 96, he can boast of having published cartoons in The New Yorker over a fifty-three year span, from his first appearance in the June 14, 1969 issue to his latest in the current one of July 4, 2022. An example of original New Yorker cartoon art published seven years into his extraordinary run was recently sold on eBay. True, the washes have faded considerably, but that does bring out the quality of his line. The drawing features a four-man band, an angry and impatient wife, a dog, a cat, a worn area rug, and two bare light bulbs. What more could one want?

"Last call for stuffed peppers or I feed 'em to the dog!"
George Booth
Original art
The New Yorker, September 27, 1976, page 37
Pussycats Need Love, Too
, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1980

"Last call for stuffed peppers or I feed 'em to the dog!"
George Booth
Original art
The New Yorker, September 27, 1976, page 37
Pussycats Need Love, Too, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1980








George Booth
eBay item description





Sold for a best offer of $550



"Last call for stuffed peppers or I feed 'em to the dog!"
George Booth
Original art
The New Yorker, September 27, 1976, p. 37
Pussycats Need Love, Too, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1980


A spot by Jeanine[?] and a cartoon by George Booth







There are many reasons why people buy particular New Yorker cartoon originals. A note sent with the piece from the previous owner reveals just one of them:
Pussycats Need Love, Too opened to the present work, and an explanatory note from the previous owner






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Spot by Jeanine[?]




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