When cartoonist Herb Williams responded to collector Paul P. Goldberg in April of 1967, he did not return the self-addressed blank postcard that was presumably included. Instead he used his own envelope and obligingly sent a work of original art from San Francisco to Philadelphia. He wrote, "Dear Paul/ Instead of a small drawing I thought you'd rather have a rejected 'rough'.[sic]/ It's less work for me and I have a ton of them./ Best regards/ Herb."
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| Envelope, drawing, note from Herb Williams |
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| "Are you being waited on?" Herb Williams Original cartoon rough |
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| Herb Williams's signature |
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| Typed caption |
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| Verso Herb Williams's personal stamp is imprinted directly over the stamp of one Florence Alexander of 50 E. 42nd St., New York. This unusual marking suggests the drawing paper changed hands before it was put to use. |
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| Herbert Williams eBay listing ended December 14, 2023 |
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| Herbert Williams eBay item description |
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| Herbert Williams eBay bid history There's just one bidder who placed two bids. You can't bid the price up against yourself, of course, so this was done just to be safe. |
According to Michael Maslin's Ink Spill website, Williams is a member of the "One Club," a group of artists whose work appearing in The New Yorker is limited to one and only one cartoon. I decided to look up his single drawing for the magazine and show it here. I think it's very clever. Not too surprisingly, I believe it stands head and shoulders above the rejected rough cartoon.
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| "Well, at least I'm getting something out of the taxes I did pay for years." Herb Williams The New Yorker, September 8, 1945, p. 44 |
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| A cartoon by Herb Williams and an ad for the Richard Hudnut Salon and DuBarry Success School |
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