Patrick McDonnell: Princeton Loves Pets

A pin-back button featuring the characters Mooch and Earl from the Mutts comic strip was distributed at Patrick McDonnell's 2017 appearance at the Princeton Public Library. The design, dominated by the town's orange color, promotes the #PrincetonLovesPets hashtag. At this writing, the hashtag has appeared in twenty-two Instagram posts.

https://princetonlibrary.org/oldevent/celebration-companion-animals-patrick-mcdonnell/

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Patrick McDonnell: Twin Dedications

Today Stephen Kroninger shares with us two Mutts books each dedicated by comic strip artist Patrick McDonnell to Stephen's twin daughters. The first book is The Gift of Nothing (2005).

The second book is Hug Time (2007).

Mooch is ready for his close-up:

Note:  My thanks to Stephen Kroninger for providing us with these delightful images. This is his 32nd contribution here.

I welcome the opportunity to post more original Patrick McDonnell art of this caliber.

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Patrick McDonnell: Three Mutts Souvenirs

Stephen Kroninger sends along three drawings by Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell. The souvenir sketches of Earl (the dog) and Mooch (the cat) were created for Stephen's twin daughters when they were very young. It seems to me these can work their magic for people of any age.

Note:  My thanks once again to Stephen Kroninger for scanning this wonderful art. This is Stephen's thirty-first contribution to the blog

Mutts fans with souvenir drawings of their own are welcome to contribute images to this blog.

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Patrick McDonnell: Original Mutts Comic Strip Art

How often does one see original Mutts comic strip art by Patrick McDonnell? For me this is a first.The original published strip of May 8, 2004 was dedicated by McDonnell to the family of Stephen Kroninger, who shares the scan with us. The original is overlaid with Ben Day dots to indicate shading. Of the four spoken works, two have been corrected with a small paste-up resulting in the perfect punch line.

Patrick McDonnell
Original Mutts Comic Strip Art
May 8, 2004

Note:  Thanks to Stephen Kroninger for providing a scan of the original art. This is Stephen's thirtieth contribution to the blog

Interested Mutts fans can purchase their very own print of this strip here. I'm no interior decorator, but it would look great in the bathroom.

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Twin Birthday Wishes from Patrick McDonnell

In 2003, Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell presented twin birthday wishes to Hannah and Rachel. Earl and Mooch preside over the festivities from under the covers.

"Happy Shbirthday, Hannah!"
Patrick McDonnell
2003

Scan by Stephen Kroninger

"Happy Shbirthday, Rachel!"
Patrick McDonnell
2003

Scan by Stephen Kroninger

Note:  Thanks to Stephen Kroninger for providing these wonderful scans. This is his 27th appearance here.

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Patrick McDonnell: Mutts Art for Megan

Patrick McDonnell introduced the comic strip Mutts twenty-five years ago. His standard souvenir drawing includes the heads of both the dog Earl and the cat Mooch. A typical example dedicated to someone named Megan was sold on eBay five years ago. The silver anniversary of the comic strip is being celebrated with the publication of The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of Mutts and the Art of Patrick McDonnell.

Inscribed "To Megan/Yesh!/Patrick McDonnell"

Patrick McDonnell
eBay Listing Ended March 9, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PATRICK-MCDONNELL-HAND-SIGNED-MUTTS-ARTWORK-COA-AWESOME-VERY-RARE-/251337366652?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D19841%26meid%3D4132550112880097176%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D8934%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D221325198633%26&rt=nc&nma=true&si=UB68sj2DvLx%252F9kdb54zXrlCgzYs%253D&orig_cvip=true

Patrick McDonnell
eBay Item Description

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License Plate for a Mutts Fan

Yesh indeed.

"YESH"
New York State license plate

Mutts by Patrick McDonnell featuring Mooch
May 20, 2010

https://shop.mutts.com/product/all/strips/Strip-052010/

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