Cartoons in which expectant fathers were congratulated by hospital staff on the birth of a child have become dated since the days of, say, Charles Addams, who created one of the most famous icons of this genre: "Congratulations! It's a baby" (The New Yorker, November 9, 1940, p. 21). Since the 1970s, fathers generally have been allowed in the delivery room, making the anxiety-ridden labor and delivery waiting area an obsolete setting. Gahan Wilson ignored this obstacle but showed us a father who is a member, more or less, of the plant kingdom. His cartoon was published in the artist's 1996 collection Even Weirder. The original artwork is currently offered for sale.
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"Congratulations, sir—your child has blossomed!" Gahan Wilson Original cartoon art Even Weirder (1996), p. 222 |
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| Gahan Wilson AbeBooks listing accessed September 4, 2022 |
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| https://www.google.com/books/edition/Gahan_Wilson_s_Even_Weirder/-btZAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Congratulations,+sir%E2%80%94your+child+has+blossomed!%22&pg=PT219&printsec=frontcover |
Potential buyers might want to go directly to the bookseller's website, where the drawing is available for $1,000 rather than $1,250.
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| https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/020887/gahan-wilson/original-cartoon-art-congratulations-sir-your-child-has-blossomed |
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