Charley Haring's Copy of Peter Arno's Man in the Shower

A copy of Peter Arno's Man in the Shower (1944) signed and inscribed to one Charley Haring made its way to AbeBooks in the summer of 2016. Lacking its dust jacket and with tape repairs to its spine, it cannot be said to have been preserved in the best condition. Still, it does have that personal touch from the great Peter Arno. It sold for $50, probably some time ago.

Peter Arno
AbeBooks listing accessed June 30, 2016

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W. Heath Robinson: And That's the Last I Saw of Her

W. Heath Robinson's illustration to the story of "The Woodcutter and His Three Sons" appeared in Liliane M. C. Clompet's Once Upon a Time. An airborne witch departs from the woodcutter's wife who is left standing by a well. The strong diagonal composition is defined by a sight line between the two faces which runs parallel to the line of the broomstick. The double uprights alongside the well point directly upward to the witch, while the pail directs the eye gently back toward the standing woman. This final book of Robinson's career was published in 1944, the year of his death.

https://www.chrisbeetles.com/artwork/8518/and-that-s-the-last-i-saw-of-her

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The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World

After World War II, the United States provided massive aid to Western Europe through the Marshall Plan. Perhaps you've heard of it. But have you heard of an earlier plan, specifically The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World? Did you know the cartoonist Rube Goldberg had devised schemes to rid us of race track losses and late-staying guests? What would you say to no more divorces? He even had a plan to control Sinatra-Squealers, a major scourge of the time.

Rube Goldberg, The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World
New York:  Franklin Watts, Inc., 1944

                            Reuben Lucius Goldberg                           The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World

Rube Goldberg, The Rube Goldberg Plan for the Post-War World, New York:  Franklin Watts, Inc., 1944
Title page

Acceptable mainstream humor in 1944:  "You can't tell whether a midget is standing up or sitting down."

 J. R. Crumcake says:                                          No More Fishing Around in Handbags

No More Crowded Dance Floors                                       No More Divorces  

No More Unlucky Fisherman                                      Control of Sinatra-Squealers

No More Clogging of Bus Entrances                                   Asparagus de Lumbago says:

  Rumford M. Ashtray says:                                        No More Gasoline Problems

       No More Summer Bugs                                       No More Parking Troubles

Rube Goldberg
eBay Listing Ended June 14, 2017

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rube-Goldberg-Cartoon-Book-Plan-For-The-Post-War-World-1st-Edition-DJ-1944-/391811026756?nma=true&si=YQGb25QThn5Fxe78BW8tTy6VzZY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

"Complete description will be posted shortly."

Rube Goldberg
eBay Item Description

Rube Goldberg
eBay Bid History
Two ruthless bidders battle it out to the bitter end.

Note:  Now you know. Cartoon art by Rube Goldberg is full of ideas that can make this a better world. Got an example? Send it this way.

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Art Young's Trees at Night

The April-May 1944 issue of Direction bills itself as the Art Young Issue. An article by Gilbert Wilson looks at the artist's Trees at Night.

Art Young
eBay Listing as of December 6, 2016

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1944-Art-Young-Issue-DIRECTION-The-Masses-Liberator-Amer-Satirical-Cartoonist-/311748962586?hash=item4895afa91a:g:i~EAAOSwA3dYOcYk

eBay Item Description

Note:  Tuesday is the official publication date for To Laugh That We May Not Weep:  The Life and Times of Art Young.

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