Richard A. Farrar produced a number of scarves designed by New Yorker cartoonists in the 1940s and '50s Artists included Charles Addams, Helen E. Hokinson, Anatol Kovarsky, Mischa Richter, Otto Soglow, and James Thurber. Farrar is therefore the leading candidate for having manufactured a seldom-seen scarf design by New Yorker cartoonist Sam Cobean (1913-1951). This scarf combines two of Cobean's specialties: Naked Eye cartoons and dog walking cartoons. It is from the collection of cartoonist Roz Chast.
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| Sam Cobean's Naked Eye scarf Photographed by Roz Chast |
I would like to hear from anyone with scarves designed by Sam Cobean or other New Yorker cartoonists, especially ones that have not previously appeared on this blog. I am still looking for the elusive Helen E. Hokinson scarf, for instance. I'm also looking for different color variants of known designs and any scarce examples of Richard Farrar advertising that may or may not be out there.
And thanks again to Gina Kovarsky and Joel Jacobus, who started me on this journey through the history of New Yorker scarves.
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I have this same scarf ! Its so very unique.
ReplyDeleteSteven — I have a different Sam Cobean silk scarf that I've had for years and have never been able to find documented elsewhere. It's a four-panel red/black/gray design built around gender-role reversals: Adam offers Eve the apple; a medieval woman lays her cloak down for a man; a bride carries a groom over the threshold; and a cavewoman drags a man by his hair. Each panel is signed Cobean. I'd be happy to send photographs if you'd like to see/document it. What's the best way to reach you?
ReplyDeleteWow! I would love to see these photos, Astrid. You can find my complete profile at the top right of this page under About Me. Just below contact information you may click on the email link.
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