Tony Bennett: A Life Well-Lived was the name of an estate sale held at Julien's Auctions on April 18. When no less an institution than The New Yorker publishes a cartoon in which one's name is dropped and one then goes out and buys the original art of said cartoon, then one must surely be living the quintessential well-lived life. The cartoonist is Warren Miller. The cartoon itself is a somewhat surprising Down Under take on the singer, mate.
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| "O.K., man, so maybe you do sound a little bit like Tony Bennett. Take my advice. Go back to Australia, marry that girl from the next sheep station, and settle down." Warren Miller Original art The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 33 |
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| Warren Miller's signature |
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| Warren Miller Julien's Auctions listing of April 18, 2024 accessed in early April |
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| Warren Miller Julien's Auctions item description |
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| "O.K., man, so maybe you do sound a little bit like Tony Bennett. Take my advice. Go back to Australia, marry that girl from the next sheep station, and settle down." Warren Miller The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 33 |
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| "O.K., man, so maybe you do sound a little bit like Tony Bennett. Take my advice. Go back to Australia, marry that girl from the next sheep station, and settle down." Warren Miller Original art The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 33 |
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| A geometric spot drawing and a cartoon by Warren Miller |
This spot drawing seems to have an initial at the bottom of it. Could it be an H, as in Henry Martin? Oh, why not?
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| Spot Henry Martin The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 32 |
Note: Comedian Groucho Marx also owned a work of original New Yorker art that made reference to his work. It's all in my post here.
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