Cartoonist Gahan Wilson has been in the thoughts of many these past days as his urgent need for expensive memory care has prompted well-wishers to pledge money for his support. Hoping to keep Wilson in our thoughts, Dick Buchanan has put his superlative scanning skills to work and imaged two works of original published art from the mid-1990s by the beloved cartoonist. One appeared in the New Yorker and the other in Playboy. The New Yorker piece requires no caption. It is, incidentally, a superb example of Wilson's use of wash.
The drawing may require no words, but the same can't be said of the editorial comment on the back of the art:
Now we leave the bizarre world of the commuter railway for the bizarre world of a child's bedroom. In the Playboy cartoon, Wilson achieves shading not with wash but through exquisite hatching. The technique is, if anything, even more remarkable:
Note: To support Gahan Wilson's memory care, visit his Go Fund Me campaign here.
My thanks to Dick Buchanan for contributing the outstanding scans of original Gahan Wilson art and for documenting the publication history in today's post. Dick maintains the comprehensive Dick Buchanan Cartoon Clip Files from which he contributes regularly to Mike Lynch Cartoons, most recently a timely post entitled "From the Dick Buchanan Files: Some Gahan Wilson Gag Cartoons 1955 - 1964." You won't find these scans of early Gahan Wilson cartoons anywhere else.
Aside from his Gahan Wilson work, Dick has been quite busy researching cartoonist John Gallagher. Since we last checked in on him, Dick has become an authority on this gag cartoonist. Here's what he has come up with:
John Gallagher Gag Cartoons 1951 - 1970
John Gallagher Part Two: 1000 Jokes! - Gag Cartoons 1954 - 1965
And, to be complete:
From the Dick Buchanan Files: Show Business Gag Cartoons 1945 - 1962
From the Dick Buchanan Files: Caption-less, Wordless Gag Cartoons 1946 – 1963
And there you have it. In case you didn't know, Attempted Bloggery seeks other high-quality scans of original Gahan Wilson art and published rarities.
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| Gahan Wilson Original art The New Yorker, September 4, 1995, page 64 |
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The drawing may require no words, but the same can't be said of the editorial comment on the back of the art:
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| Gahan Wilson The New Yorker, September 4, 1995, page 64 |
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"Read me the story again about the Closet Monster!" Gahan Wilson Original art Published as "Read me the story again about the closet monster." Playboy, October 1996, page 154 |
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One could comment too on the different editorial approaches of two publications, but then it hardly seems necessary.
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| "Read me the story again about the closet monster."Gahan Wilson Playboy, October 1996, page 154 |
The cover:
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| Playboy, October 1996 |
Dick didn't scan the corresponding New Yorker cover, but equal time is only fair:
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| Edward Sorel The New Yorker, September 4, 1995 |
Note: To support Gahan Wilson's memory care, visit his Go Fund Me campaign here.
My thanks to Dick Buchanan for contributing the outstanding scans of original Gahan Wilson art and for documenting the publication history in today's post. Dick maintains the comprehensive Dick Buchanan Cartoon Clip Files from which he contributes regularly to Mike Lynch Cartoons, most recently a timely post entitled "From the Dick Buchanan Files: Some Gahan Wilson Gag Cartoons 1955 - 1964." You won't find these scans of early Gahan Wilson cartoons anywhere else.
Aside from his Gahan Wilson work, Dick has been quite busy researching cartoonist John Gallagher. Since we last checked in on him, Dick has become an authority on this gag cartoonist. Here's what he has come up with:
John Gallagher Gag Cartoons 1951 - 1970
John Gallagher Part Two: 1000 Jokes! - Gag Cartoons 1954 - 1965
And, to be complete:
From the Dick Buchanan Files: Show Business Gag Cartoons 1945 - 1962
From the Dick Buchanan Files: Caption-less, Wordless Gag Cartoons 1946 – 1963
And there you have it. In case you didn't know, Attempted Bloggery seeks other high-quality scans of original Gahan Wilson art and published rarities.
Quick Links to the Attempted Bloggery Archives:
Gahan Wilson
Dick Buchanan
Mice
Monsters
Original New Yorker Cartoon Art
Original Playboy Cartoon Art
Edward Sorel
Attempted Bloggery's Maze of an Index
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