Louis Jamme: The Prosecution Rests

A tense courtroom is the setting for an original cartoon by Louis Jamme (1913-1949). But wait—does the nervous defendant know about his Fifth Amendment rights?

"I remember hearing a voice say, 'Stick 'em up!'...then suddenly it came to me, 'Why, that's my voice!'"
Louis Jamme

Detail of defendant with eight fingers

Detail of court officer, court reporter, and prosecutor

Paper loss along the top edge

Louis Jamme's signature

Typewritten caption and printer's marks indicating a 5" vignette

Louis Jamme

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-32B4F07A1E?utm_source=inv_kwalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=keywordalertlive&utm_term=2

The five original cartoons by Louis Jamme in summary:

Note:  This is the fifth and last of the original works by cartoonist Louis Jamme that came to the art auction market late last month. As with the other four examples, I am eager to hear from anyone in the know about where this cartoon may have been published.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that no person shall be compelled to testify against himself in a criminal case, among other elucidated rights.

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Original Cartoon Art (not from The New Yorker)

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Louis Jamme: All Together Now

Original art by cartoonist Louis Jamme is set at a neighborhood soda fountain. There are precisely twelve children and twelve straws; this guy took his counting seriously. The scene is not without a certain charm...

"All right now...all together!"
Louis Jamme

Detail of twelve children with twelve straws

Detail with soda jerk

Louis Jamme's signature

Louis Jamme

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/louis-jamme-am-1913-1949-all-together-now-0aa43a1af3

Note:  This is the fourth of five original works by cartoonist Louis Jamme that came to the art auction market recently. As before, I would like to hear from anyone who knows where and when it was published.

I have taken the liberty of slightly editing the caption to reflect that all right is always two words and all together in this case is meant to be two words. Fans of "The Kids Are Alright" should try to refrain from chiming in.

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Original Cartoon Art (not from The New Yorker)

Attempted Bloggery's Impeccably-Timed Index

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Louis Jamme: Contract Bridge Signal

It's never a good thing when an auction house reproduces a drawing with the wrong aspect ratio. Louis Jamme's original cartoon about a game of contract bridge is elongated like a Modigliani. We can glean what must be the correct proportions only through the supplementary photographs showing the details. 

Bid Two Clubs
Louis Jamme

Detail

Detail

Louis Jamme's signature

Louis Jamme

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/82515915_louis-jamme-am-1913-1949-bid-two-clubs

Note:  Could it be in the cards that some reader might know when and where this cartoon was first published?

This is now the third of five original works by cartoonist Louis Jamme that were brought to the art auction market last week. Perhaps the winning bidder could provide a more accurately proportioned photograph of the work.

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Original Cartoon Art (but not from The New Yorker)

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Louis Jamme: Searching for Light

An original World War II-era military cartoon by Louis Jamme (1913-1949) possesses a long and ungainly caption, but that's really the point of the whole thing. It's all about ironies of scale: while the floodlight towers over the soldiers, they are vexed by the most minuscule of tools.

"Well, sir, we just used our last match looking for the flashlight we dropped which we were using to find the switch to turn this thing on."
Louis Jamme

Louis Jamme's signature and caption

Louis Jamme

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/82515913_louis-jamme-am-1913-1949-well-sira

Note:  Anyone who can, please shed some light on when and where this cartoon was published.

This is the second of five original works sold last week created by cartoonist Louis Jamme. He seems to have been a skilled draftsman who was well on his way to establishing a legacy for himself. Not much of his work is remembered today, so I would be interested in hearing from readers who have original works of his art or seldom-seen published cartoons.

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Original Cartoon Art (but not from the New Yorker)

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Louis Jamme: Men Working

It's rare to see five original cartoons by Louis Jamme (1913-1949) come to the art market all at once. The first of them reminds us that labor and management perhaps share a certain curiosity in common.

"Some gentlemen from the excavation around the corner, they thought they'd like to watch you work for a change."

Louis Jamme

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/82515911_louis-jamme-am-1913-1949-some-gentlemena

Note:  Both sides at the bargaining table would like to know where this original cartoon was published. Please write or leave a comment if you know.

Louis Jamme, who lived only to his mid-thirties, was a talented cartoonist who contributed to many publications. Today marks his very first appearance on this blog as we begin to look at the five original drawings of his that just came to the auction block.

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