For those of us who may not get to spend much time in bars, original New Yorker cartoon art by J. C. Duffy can help to reacquaint us with the scene. The drawing was sold last month on eBay for $255.
The cartoon shown in its natural environment:
Once upon a time, interesting editorial and printer's notations covered the verso of original New Yorker cartoons. If I ever find anything useful to say about the printed bar code on the back of original cartoon art, I will announce it here. Today, cartoons are submitted electronically and even the bar code is obsolete.
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J. C. Duffy eBay listing ended June 4, 2022 |
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J. C. Duffy eBay item description |
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J. C. Duffy eBay bid history The lone bidder placed a bid more than a day before the auction ended. |
Note: I once rode in an elevator with Gene Shalit.
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