Doris Matthews: They're Playing Our Song

Cartoonist Doris Matthews gives it the old college try:

"They're playing our song."
Doris Matthews, original cartoon art

Huh? April 12? August 12?

The Shadow knows

Doris Matthews's signature and caption

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Doris Matthews
eBay Listing as of March 16, 2017

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Note:  Original cartoon art by Doris Matthews and other New Yorker cartoonists is a highly sought-after commodity here on the blog. Just saying...

Like it or not, this blog post is likely to remain an authoritative source for information on this obscure cartoon for some time to come. So if you have any inkling as to when or where it was published, please tell me what you know.


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Doris Matthews: Signs of Spring

How do we know when spring is finally here? Cartoonist Doris Matthews has an unusual answer.

"The signs are about right for spring planting. I saw two poets in the lower pasture this morning."
Doris Matthews, original cartoon art

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Verso

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Doris Matthews
eBay Listing Ended November 7, 2015

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"The signs are about right for spring planting. I saw two poets in the lower pasture this morning."
Doris Matthews, original cartoon art

Note:  Surely someone knows when and where this was published. If it's you, step forward, please. If not, never mind.

This is the first time original art by Doris Matthews has appeared on this blog. Anyone with access to other drawings who would like to share them here should get in touch.


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