In 1945, New Yorker cartoonist Robert Day responded to a request for an autograph... about thirteen months after receiving it. One hopes the recipient, James A. Bowman, thought it was worth the wait. He made the request at age 19 and received the signed card complete with a "rush" drawing at age 20. At that impatient age and while serving in the Army during the war, a year could seem an awfully long time.
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| Robert Day AbeBooks listing accessed September 28, 2020 |
The recipient's obituary:
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| James A. Bowman's obituary |
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