Peter Arno's Side-Show for October 1936

Peter Arno's "Side-Show" feature for the College Humor issue of October 1936 covered the usual two pages with three cartoons. The initial full-page cartoon shows a menacing face in the window.

"Your husband, Eleanor—what sort of looking man is he?"
Peter Arno
College Humor, October 1936, p. 10

The pair of cartoons on the facing page concern a special delivery and a commuting suggestion.

"It's for you, dear."
* * *
"Here!—You folks ought to know each other."
Peter Arno
College Humor, October 1936, p. 11

The original art for each of these College Humor cartoons, in one form or another, has been seen on the blog here. I have corrected the captions from the Nicholls Gallery notes to what was actually printed.

"Your husband, Eleanor—what sort of looking man is he?"

"It's for you, dear."

"Here!—You folks ought to know each other."
Peter Arno
Original art at auction

Note:  Sometimes a photo from a contact sheet or an old auction listing just isn't enough. I'm still hoping to hear from people with original College Humor art by Peter Arno. You know where to find me.

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The CartoonStock Cartoon Caption Contest No. 175

In the CartoonStock Caption Contest #175, a sad baby sits at the bar. The rules of the monthly cash prize contest are the same: five dollars buys up to three entries. Real cash prizes are $500 for first place and $100 for each of five runners up. As of this writing, I've put $100 into the first twenty pay-to-play contests and this twenty-first one brings my total cash outlay up to $105. After two previous runner-up entries, I've collected $200, so I'm still ahead of the game. In fact, so few contestants enter that the odds are generally favorable even to us less gifted caption writers. My three entries are shown below. The cartoonist is Jason Chatfield.

"This is why I hate January."
"I can't keep ordering if no one will change me."
"I've known such bitter disappointment."

January 20, 2024 Update:  The Winner

The Judges Deliberate

Video added January 13, 20024

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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #147

I went three rounds in the CartoonStock Caption Contest #147. My submissions are shown below. The pugilistic drawing is by Liam Francis Walsh.

"I can't believe you would hit a man with glasses."
"Fine, you can have your damn baby back."
"Shouldn't you be wearing kid gloves?"

February 1, 2022 Update:  Seven-time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner Lawrence Wood, in his Caption Contest Commentary, mentioned one of my entries—twice. This is the fifteenth contest in which he's chosen to remark on one of my captions.

https://www.cartoonstock.com/blog/fighting-father-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood/

February 2, 2022 Update:  The Winner

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Whitney Darrow, Jr.: A Signed Nicholls Gallery Poster

A poster for a 1978 exhibition at the Nicholls Gallery by New Yorker cartoonist Whitney Darrow, Jr., is signed and inscribed by the artist "For Donald on his birthday," the small inscription accompanied by the tiniest of drawings. The poster art iytelf depicts a Manhattan cocktail party in which everyone, even a baby, has an age-appropriate drink in hand. It's a lively and crowded composition which includes the city's bustling air traffic, but who can get past that baby propped on the balcony ledge? Was this not taboo even in 1978? Or are we supposed to surmise that there is another balcony immediately on the near side of the ledge, presumably from which we are viewing this scene?

The full inscription

Detail

Whitney Darrow, Jr.
eBay Listing Accessed June 30, 2020

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Whitney-Darrow-1909-1999-Signed-Exhibition-Poster-C-1978/283599358184?hash=item4207d6c8e8:g:7WgAAOSwBxJdaemq

Whitney Darrow, Jr.
eBay Item Description

Note:  At the time of posting, the Nicholls Gallery poster remains available on eBay.

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J. C. Leyendecker: Study for the 1938 New Year's Baby

J. C. Leyendecker's study for the January 1, 1938 cover of the Saturday Evening Post is an important preliminary work by a major illustrator. It depicts the New Year's baby of 1938. The original artwork seems to have undergone a significant decline in sale price since 1991, perhaps owing to nothing more than the vagaries of today's art auction market.

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938, framed

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938, detail

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938, detail

J. C. Leyendecker, The Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938

Provenance

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/21856453_jc-leyendecker-study-1938-saturday-evening-post-cover

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/21856453_jc-leyendecker-study-1938-saturday-evening-post-cover

J. C. Leyendecker, The Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938

Image added January 1, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAN-1-1938-Saturday-Evening-Post-J-C-LEYENDECKER-NEW-YEARS-Artwork-on-Cover-/121241974188?pt=Magazines&hash=item1c3a95b5ac

Note:  See my previous post about Saturday Evening Post cover art by J. C. Leyendecker here.

More posts welcoming in the New Year may be seen here.

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