AUTOGRAPHS
	These Autographs were collected by my Father over his lifetime! Stowe Vintage will feature Autographs of Hollywood Stars, Political Autographs, President's Autographs, Sports Autographs, Military Autographs, Entertainment Autographs, Authors Autographs, Historical Autographs, and More! Contact us at 802-253-7000 or stowevintage@pshift.com

SALVADOR DALI AUTOGRAPH

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was released posthumously in 2003. He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on Hitchcock's film Spellbound. Dalí insisted on his "Arab lineage", claiming that his ancestors were descended from the Moors who occupied Southern Spain for nearly 800 years (711-1492), and attributed to these origins, "my love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes." Widely considered to be greatly imaginative, Dalí had an affinity for doing unusual things to draw attention to himself. This sometimes irked those who loved his art as much as it annoyed his critics, since his eccentric manner sometimes drew more public attention than his artwork. The purposefully-sought notoriety led to broad public recognition and many purchases of his works by people from all walks of life.

Original Salvador Dali Autograph, signed on an index card (small photo clipping attached to index card). Hand signed with a blue marker. Regular Price - $ 345.00 / Sale Price - $ 295.00.

BUCK ROGERS COMIC STRIP & DICK CALKINS SIGNED LETTER

This is an original typed letter signed by Dick Calkin. Typed on Dick Calkins 11 North Wacker Drive Chicago, ILL. & Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century Letterhead. The image of Buck Rogers is printed in the paper. Also Dick Calkins has drawn a Spaceship and Buck Rogers in the bottom left corner of letter ( Spaceship and Buck Rogers are colored in). Typed on letter: July 1, 1937 Mrs. Anna White, Presbyterian Hospital, W. Philadelphia. Dear Mrs. White, In reply to your request for an autographed photograph, am sorry to say that I have none available at the present time. It is rather difficult to find a camera that can withstand the terrific impact of my facial contour without having its lens shattered. However, I am glad to sketch you a picture of Buck Rogers on this letter, and sincerely hope that you will soon be out of the hospital and back in circulation. I know it is no fun to be laid up, and wish I could send you one of Buck's special 25th Century Healing Rays. Unfortunately, our supply of these rays has been sent to the Planet Mercury, to take care of a sudden outbreak of measles, and the Mercurians are notoriously slow in their actions, so it will probably be centuries before we get them back again. On second thought, instead of sketching a picture, I think you would prefer an original strip which has appeared in the Bulletin. *This is just as I send it to the engravers, who make a 'cut' of it by photographing it on zinc. Through various processes it is then reproduced in the newspapers throughout the country. With best wishes and hoping for your early recovery, I remain, Yours sincerely, Dick Calkins. * But of course we do not color the strips. This is extra special.

Original Buck Rogers Comic Strip by Dick Calkins. Approx. Size 4 3/4 inches wide by 16 3/4 inches long. Strip has been folded in the middle.

Close up view of left half of strip.

Close up view of right half of strip.

Dick Calkins (1895 - May 12, 1962), who often signed his work Lt. Dick Calkins, is a comic strip artist who is best known for being the first artist to draw the Buck Rogers comic strip. Calkins served as the artist for this series from January, 1929 to November, 1947. The typed letter by Dick Calkins & Original Buck Rogers Comic Strip are selling together for the Price of $ 5000.00

ROBERT RIPLEY AUTOGRAPH

Robert LeRoy Ripley (December 25, 1893 - May 27, 1949)[1] was a cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist who created the world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, featuring odd but true facts from around the world. Subjects covered in Ripley's cartoons and text ranged from sports feats to little known facts about unusual and exotic sites, but what ensured the concept's popularity may have been that Ripley also included items submitted by readers, who supplied photographs of a wide variety of small town American trivia, ranging from unusually shaped vegetables to oddly marked domestic animals, all documented by photographs and then engagingly depicted by Ripley's prolific pen.

Original Ripley Autograph, Signed on Paper. Approx. Size 5 x 7. Hand written: To Frank Tricker Ripley "Believe It or Not" Regular Price - $ 345.00 / Sale Price - $ 295.00.

AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS HAND WRITTEN LETTER

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Dublin, March 1, 1848 – Cornish, New Hampshire, August 3, 1907), was the Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who most embodied the ideals of the "American Renaissance." Raised in New York City, he traveled to Europe for further training and artistic study, and then returned to major critical success in the design of monuments commemorating heroes of the American Civil War, many of which still stand. In addition to his famous works such as the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common and the outstanding grand equestrian monuments to Civil War generals John A. Logan, atop a tumulus in Chicago, 1894-97, and William Tecumseh Sherman, at the corner of New York's Central Park, 1892-1903, Saint-Gaudens also maintained an interest in numismatics and designed the twenty-dollar "double eagle" gold piece, for the US Mint in 1905-7, still considered the most beautiful American coin ever issued as well as the $10 "Indian Head" gold eagle, both of which were minted from 1907 until 1933. In his later years he founded the "Cornish Colony," an artistic colony that included notable painters, sculptors, writers, and architects. His brother, Louis St. Gaudens was also a well known sculptor with whom he occasionally collaborated.

Original Hand written Augustus Saint-Gaudens letter, written on paper. This is a 2 sided letter - a photo of each side is shown. Regular Price - $ 1999.00 / Sale Price - $ 1495.00.

GEORGE MCMANUS SKETCH & AUTOGRAPH

George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the "Maggie and Jiggs" characters in his syndicated comic strip, Bringing up Father. Born in St. Louis, Missouri with an innate gift for drawing and a sense of humor, it led to his joining the art department of the St. Louis Republic newspaper at the age of sixteen. There, he created his first comic strip but in 1905 he left his hometown to accept a job in New York City with the prestigious New York World newspaper. At the New York World, McManus worked on a number of different short lived comic strips (including Nibsy the Newsboy, Panhandle Pete, Let George Do It and The Newlyweds) but it was not until he joined the New York Journal American that he gained great success through the creation of the Bringing up Father comic strip. The strip would be syndicated internationally by King Features Syndicate, and produced by McManus from 1913 until his death, after which Vernon Greene took over. In 1995, the strip was one of twenty included in the "Comic Strip Classics" series of commemorative United States postage stamps. Approx. Size 6 3/4 x 8 1/4. Regular Price - $ 485.00 / Sale Price - $ 425.00.

TED KEY AUTOGRAPHED FLY LEAF

Ted Key (b. Theodore Keyser on August 25, 1912, in Fresno, California) is an American cartoonist who created the cartoon Hazel in 1943. In addition to his illustration work, Key also authored an NBC radio play, three screenplays for Disney (The Cat from Outer Space, Million Dollar Duck, and Gus), and a classic children's book, Phyllis. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1977 for his work on the cartoon. Regular Price - $ 85.00 / Sale Price - $ 40.00.

RUSSELL PATTERSON AUTOGRAPH

Russell Patterson (1894 – March 17, 1977) was an American cartoonist. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, his accomplishments included work on the Montreal Gazette. He received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1957, and the Elzie Segar Award in 1974. He created the cartoon Mamie that appeared in the New York Times. He also helped promote the idea of the 1930s fashion style known as the flapper. Original Russell Patterson Autograph, signed on Cut Paper. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

FONTAINE FOX AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

Fontaine Talbot Fox Jr. (1884-1964) was a famous cartoonist and illustrator born near Louisville, Kentucky. Fox is best known for writing and illustrating the Toonerville Folks comic panel that appeared from 1913 to 1955 in 250 to 300 newspapers across North America. It is about a small-town, which seemed to operate in its own little universe, and the gentle humor of the feature dealt with the antics of the various denizens and featured semi realistic situations. It was one of the most popular comics in the World War I era. Original Vintage Fontaine Fox Autographed Photo, approx. size 7 1/4 x 9. Regular Price - $ 165.00 / Sale Price - $ 150.00.

NORMAN PRICE AUTOGRAPHED LETTER

Illustrator, Norman Mills Price was born in Brampton, Ontario (1877) and began his studies at the Ontario School of Art. Around 1901 he spent time in London, studying at the Goldsmith's Institute; Westminster School of Art; and with Cruikshank. While in London, he was the founder of Carlton Studios. Norman Price was known as an illustrator of history, war-action. Hand written on letter: Mr. Frank Tricker 5656 Beaumont Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sir - Your letter of June 12th received forwarded by Liberty. I do not give away my drawings and I do not smoke cigars. However it is a pleasure to know my illustrations made a good impression. Much effort went into the making of them - Sincerely Norman Price 370 Riverside Drive New York City June 18th 1931. Original hand written letter by Norman Price, Approx. Size 6 x 8. Regular Price - $ 235.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

GLUYAS WILLIAMS AUTOGRAPHED LETTER

Gluyas Williams (July 23, 1888 – February 13, 1982) was an American cartoonist. He was born in San Francisco, California and graduated from Harvard in 1911. In college he was a member of the Harvard Lampoon. His cartoons employed a clear black and white style and often dealt with prevailing themes of the day such as Prohibition. His work appeared in Life, Collier's, Century, and The New Yorker magazines. Published collections of his work include The Gluyas Williams Book (1929), Fellow Citizens (1940), and The Gluyas Williams Gallery (1957). He also illustrated books by Robert Benchley and Father of the Bride by Edward Streeter. Original Vintage Hand Written letter on 194 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts Letterhead. Written on letter: Dear Mr. Tricker - I don't smoke cigars so I can hardly send you a cigar band but the autograph is easier to supply. Sincerely Gluyas Williams Fecb. 7 1931. Approx. Size 8 1/2 x 11. Regular Price - $ 545.00 / Sale Price - $ 495.00.

BERT GREEN AUTOGRAPH SKETCH

Bert Green was an animator and cartoonist, born in England, but raised in the USA. After art school, he became a cartoonist for New York papers. Later on, he became art department manager on the Chicago Examiner in 1914. Around 1915, he did a dail strip called 'Stella and Gertie'. Green became one of the earliest animators and scriptwriters of the Hearst International Film Service in 1916, working among others on 'The Katzenjammer Kids'. After the closing of the studio, Green created the kid-gang comic strip 'Kids' for the Chicago Tribune in 1918, which lasted through the 1920s. He was also affiliated with the Vocafilm Corporation, doing training cartoons for the US Navy during World War I. He wrote articles and stories for Liberty, the Saturday Evening Post and others, mostly illustrated by himself. During World War II, he served at the US Coast Guard. After the War, he returned to cartooning, doing comic book art for 'The Hangman' (Archie) and 'Kids is Kids' (in Humdinger, by Novelty). He died in a veterans hospital in 1948. Original Bert Green Sketch, Drawn on Hotel Christie R.J. Matheson Proprietor and Operator Hollywood, California Letterhead. Approx. Size 6 8 1/4. Regular Price - $ 395.00 / Sale Price - $ 295.00.

WILLIAM STEIG AUTOGRAPH

William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature. He was 95 years old when he died. Steig was born in New York City to Polish-Jewish immigrants who encouraged his artistic leanings. As a child, he dabbled in painting and was an avid reader of literature. Among other works, he was said to have been especially fascinated by Pinocchio. In addition to artistic endeavors, he also did well at athletics, being a member of the collegiate All-American water polo team. He graduated from Townsend Harris High School, but never completed college, though he attended three of them, spending two years at City College of New York, three years at the National Academy of Design, and a mere five days at the Yale School of Fine Arts before dropping out of each. When his family became caught in financial problems during the Great Depression, he began drawing cartoons as a freelance artist, and sold his first cartoon to the New Yorker in 1930. He soon became quite successful, and over the coming decades, he would publish over 1600 cartoons in the magazine, including 117 of its covers, leading Newsweek to dub him the "King of Cartoons." Steig was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the summer of 1949. Steig was a patient of the psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich and illustrated Reich's polemic, "Listen, Little Man." In his 60s, he decided to try his hand at another artistic endeavor, and in 1968 wrote his first children's book. He excelled here as well, and his third book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1970), won the prestigious Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than thirty children's books, including famously the Doctor De Soto series, continuing to write into his 90s. Among his other well-known works, the picture book Shrek! (1990) formed the basis for the widely successful Dreamworks Animation film Shrek. Shrek 2 honored him by incorporating his name near the end of the credits. "In memory of William Steig." The same was done in the sequel to Shrek 2, Shrek the Third. From 1936-1949, he was married to Elizabeth Mead Steig, who was the sister of anthropologist Margaret Mead. They were the parents of jazz flutist Jeremy Steig and a daughter, Lucinda. Steig married three more times and had several more children.

Original William Steig Autograph, signed on cut paper. Regular Price - $ 195.00 / Sale Price - $ 145.00.

PERCY CROSBY'S AUTOGRAPH

During his career as a celebrity American artist and author, Percy Crosby crusaded against corruption and stood up to the likes of Al Capone and his henchmen when American citizens were too frightened to speak out. He used his Irish humor and gift of satire to lampoon politicians, President Roosevelt, the Ku Klux Klan, and fought for civil liberties, child labor laws, rights of veterans, and freedom of the press. Although he made a profound impression with millions of Americans, primarily through Skippy, the loveable and mischievous cartoon character who became a household word, Percy Crosby was unable to prevent retaliation by those who coveted control of Skippy for their commercial gain, and wanted him silenced. Percy Crosby was falsely imprisoned in a New York mental hospital for the last 16 years of his life, following years of harassment by the IRS. He referred to this period of his life as a "political witch hunt". During this time, Crosby's famous Skippy trademark and its valuable goodwill was pirated by a bankrupt peanut butter company, which later merged with a Fortune 500 company, making a fortune in illicit sales under the Skippy brand name.

Original Percy Crosby's Autograph, signed on Cut Paper. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 85.00.

ED WHEELAN AUTOGRAPH & 2 SKETCHES

Edgar Wheelan was the cartoonist of 'Minute Movies', a groundbreaking comic strip takeoff on the silent movie era. Born in San Francisco, Wheelan was the son of cartoonist and costume designer Albertine Randall, who drew 'The Dumbunnies' in the 1920s. Edgar graduated from Cornell University in 1911, then worked for the San Francisco Examiner, and later at the New York American. His first first professional comic strip ran eight columns across the American's sports page. It was also the first strip in which he poked fun at films and stars of the silent era. In 1918, he went to work for the newspapers of tycoon William Randolph Hearst, and created the strip 'Midget Movies', in which he continued with the cinema parody theme. But Wheelan fell out with Hearst in 1920 - the beginning of a lifelong resentment. Hearst replaced 'Midget Movies' with 'Fillum Fables', drawn by future 'Dick Tracy' artist Chester Gould.Wheelan then joined the George Matthew Adams Service, where he created 'Minute Movies', his best known comic depiction of the movie business, from the early 1920s to 1935. The strip became a great success, and fans even wrote letters to their favorite characters. Artists like Nicholas Afonsky and Jess Fremon ghosted the Minute Movies strip in later years. In 1935, Ed Wheelan continued to work with one of the main characters of 'Minute Movies' in a solo strip, called 'Roy McCoy'. Working together with Bill Walsh at the end of the 1930s, Wheelan drew 'Big Top', a strip about a circus. Afterwards, Wheelan headed for Hollywood and upon his return, he was assigned by DC Comics to revive 'Minute Movies' in their Flash Comics comic book, which he did from issues 1 through 59. M.C. Gaines then published the 'Edgar Wheelan Joke Book' in 1944, that featured the characters 'Fat and Slat'. He also came up with the character Comics McCormick, the world's no. 1 comic book fan, and did parodies of comic books of the time in Fat and Slat in 1947-48. Afterwards, he left the comics field and continued to do artwork, especially clown paintings, until his health forced him to retire. Edgard Wheelan was a nationally syndicated cartoonist, and is often given credit for helping to bring daily continuity to the newspaper comic pages.

The first Ed Wheelan sketch is of Dick Dare as "Squire Trelawney" in Treasure Island. Approx. Size 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. The second Ed Wheelan sketch is of Hazel Dearie. Addressed To: Frank Tucker from Hazel Dearie. There you are Frank. - Miss Dearies "photo" signature and everything. Best wishes Ed Wheelan. Drawn on a postcard, approx. size 3 1/4 x 5 1/2. Both Sketches are hand drawn w/some color added. The Hazel Dearie has the autograph of Ed Wheelan. Regular Price - $ 395.00 / Sale Price - $ 295.00.

BUD FISHER - MUTT & JEFF AUTOGRAPHED LETTER

Harry Conway "Bud" Fisher (April 3, 1885 – September 7, 1954) was an American cartoonist who created the first successful daily comic strip in the United States. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Fisher studied at the University of Chicago then went to work in San Francisco as a journalist and sketch artist in the sports department of the San Francisco Chronicle. In late-1907, he introduced a comic strip character he called "Mr. A. Mutt" (the initial stood for Augustus) that became instantly popular with the paper's readers. In March 1908, Fisher added a second character he named "Jeff," a diminutive man, the opposite of the tall and skinny Mutt. The "Mutt and Jeff" comic strip gained such popularity that Fisher, who was able to claim copyright to the characters, received an offer to produce it for the San Francisco Examiner owned by William Randolph Hearst. The move to the Hearst Corporation chain exposed the comic strip to a multitude of new audiences through its numerous papers across the United States. In 1911, Nestor Studios of New Jersey acquired the right to make "Mutt and Jeff" short film comedies after which Fisher decided he could make more money controlling film production himself. As a result, in 1913, he created the "Bud Fisher Film Corporation" and signed a deal with American Pathé. They made thirty-six "Mutt and Jeff" short comedies in 1913 but for more than two years production ceased when Fisher's copyright claim was challenged. Once the courts upheld Fishers copyright claim, the comic strip was syndicated nationwide and between 1916 and 1926, his film production company created another two hundred and seventy-seven "Mutt and Jeff" film productions. On these film projects, Fisher is almost exclusively credited as the writer, animator, and director, however, the majority of the animation work was actually done by animators Raoul Barré and Charles Bowers. "Mutt and Jeff" was also published in comic book form and the income from its multiple uses made Bud Fisher a very wealthy man. In 1932, Fisher authorized Al Smith to produce the strip under his supervision. When Fisher died in 1954, Smith started signing his own name and continued to draw the cartoons until 1980 when George Breisacher took over for its final two years.

Original Bud Fisher Autographed Typed Letter, approx. size 8 1/2 x 8. A back image of Mutt and Jeff is printed on the paper. Typed: March 12, 1931. Mr. Frank Tricker, Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Frank: Thanks very much for your letter and for the interest you are taking in Mutt and Jeff. I am always glad to hear from their admirers. And I'm more than glad, too, to have you put my autograph among your collection. Best Wishes and OOWAH! Bud Fisher

Originial Bud Fisher Autograph, signed on green cut paper. Hand written: Yours truly, Bud Fisher Dec. 28/22. You will receive both the autographed typed letter and the cut paper autograph. Regular Price - $ 265.00 / Sale Price - $ 225.00.

FREDERICK BURR OPPER SKETCH & AUTOGRAPH

Frederick Burr Opper (January 2, 1857 - August 27, 1937). is considered one of the pioneers of U.S. newspaper comic strips and in his time was considered a leader in the creation of comic characters appealing to popular culture. His prototypical characters in magazine gag cartoons and covers, political cartoons, and comic strips were featured for fifty-eight years. Born to Austrian-American immigrants Lewis and Aurelia Burr Oppers in Madison, Ohio, Frederick was the eldest of three children. At fourteen, he dropped out of public school to work for the local paper, the (seemingly now defunct) Madison Gazette, and at sixteen moved to New York City where he worked in a store and continued to draw. He studied briefly at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art followed by a short stint as pupil and assistant to illustrator Frank Beard. Opper's first cartoon was published in Wild Oats in 1876, followed by cartoons and illustrations in Scribner's and St. Nicholas. He worked as illustrator at Frank Leslie's Weekly 1877 to Leslie's death in 1880, at which time Opper was hired on at Puck's by publishers Joseph Keppler and Adolph Schwarzmann where he remained for 18 years, drawing everything from spot illustrations to chromolithograph covers. Opper married Nellie Barnett on May 18, 1881. They had two children, Lawrence and Sophia. In 1899, Opper accepted an offer by William Randolph Hearst for a position with the New York Journal. The comic strip, The Happy Hooligan, first appeared on March 11, 1900 and ran until August 14, 1932. Hooligan was a tramp with a little tin can hat whose gentle simplicity and bumbling good nature made him wildly popular. Around the same time he also drew influential political cartoons supporting Hearst's campaign against the "trusts" with characters "Willie and Teddy" (depicting William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt), "Willie and his Papa" (satirizing McKinley and "Papa Trusts"), and "Nursie" (a ridiculous depiction of Cleveland industrialist Mark Hanna); as well as other characters including one called Mr. Common Man (which is believed to be the origin of John Q. Public). Opper's work appeared in Hearst's New York Journal, Boston American, Chicago Examiner, San Francisco Examiner, and Los Angeles Examiner. In addition to The Happy Hooligan, his other famous strips included Alphonse and Gaston, And Her Name Was Maud, Howsan Lott, and Our Antediluvian Ancestors. Opper also illustrated works for Edgar Wilson Nye, Mark Twain and Finley Peter Dunne, and published his own books including Puck's Opper Book (1888), The Folks in Funnyville (1900), and Happy Hooligan Home Again (1907). He was a member of several New York clubs and he painted as a hobby. Due to failing eyesight, Opper retired in 1934 and he died at home in New Rochelle, New York. Original Frederick Burr Opper Autograph, Signed on Cut Paper next to a pencil & ink sketch of Happy Hooligan. Approx. Size 3 x 5 inches. Regular Price - $ 245.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

JOHN HIX AUTOGRAPHED TYPED LETTER

John Hix was a staff artist at the Washington Herlad and the creator of the educational newspaper strip 'Strange As It Seems', which was syndicated in American newspapers between 1928 and 1944. It is comparable to 'Ripley's Believe It Or Not'. The strip also knows an animated version. Some writing credits are by Ernie Hix, the wife of Ernest Hix, who also is credited as a cooperator on the strip. Original John Hix Autographed Typed Letter, typed on Strange as it Seems by John Hix Letterhead. Typed on Letter: Dear Frank Tricker, I trust that my signature below, will be sufficient. If not, let me know. Sincerely yours, John Hix. Approx. Size 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Regular Price - $ 155.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00

WALTER BERNDT AUTOGRAPH & "SMITTY" SKETCH

Walter Berndt (1899-1979) was a comic strip artist born in Brooklyn, New York. He worked as an office boy at the New York Journal, before starting his own career in comics. In 1924 he created the comic strip Smitty, which he continued on through 1973. He won the Reuben Award for 1969 for this strip. He also produced the comic strip Herby from 1938 through 1960. Original Walter Berndt Autograph, signed on Cut Paper below a hand drawn sketch of "Smitty"(ink & color). Approx. Size 3 1/2 x 6. Regular Price - $ 245.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

MCCLELLAND BARCLAY AUTOGRAPH

McCLELLAND BARCLAY (1891-1943) was appointed a Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve, during World War II and contributed many posters, illustrations and officer portraits for the Navy before being reported missing in action, in the Pacific theatre, aboard an L. S. T. which was torpedoed. Before the war, Barclay was most noted for his ability to paint strikingly beautiful women, boldly colored and outlined, best exemplified by his series for General Motors illustrating the slogan, "Body by Fisher," and on numerous magazine covers, such as The Saturday Evening Post, and Pictorial Review. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Barclay was a student of H. C. Ives, George Bridgman and Thomas Fogarty. He was a member of the Artists Guild, the Art Students League of New York and the Society of Illustrators. From the time he married in 1930 onward, he produced numerous sculptures often festooned with animals. These were then manufactured out of metal in a wide variety of utilitarian and decorative household objects, such as bowls, boxes, trays, pins, bookends and wall hangings by the McClelland Barclay Art Company. In 1944 Barclay was awarded the Art Directors Club Medal posthumously, "in recognition of his long and distinguished record in editorial illustration and advertising art and in honor of his devotion and meritorious service to his country as a commissioned officer of the United States Navy." His illustrations graced the covers of Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan and other well-known magazines. He also illustrated advertisements for Whitman's Chocolates, Texaco Oil, Camel and Chesterfield cigarettes. His reputation as a creator of stylish, striking women landed him one of the judging positions of the 1935 Miss America pageant. During the 1920s and 30s, Barclay also enjoyed success as a sculptor and as a designer of art deco costume jewelry.

Original McClelland Barclay Autograph, signed on Card Stock. Approx. Size 2 x 3 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 265.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

CECILIA BEAUX AUTOGRAPH

Cecilia Beaux (May 1, 1855 – September 7, 1942) was an American society portraitist, in the nature of John Singer Sargent. Her sympathetic representations of American aristocracy made her one of the most successful portrait painters of her era. By 1900 the demand for Beaux's work brought clients from Washington, D.C. to Boston, prompting the artist to move to New York City; it was there she spent the winters, while summering at Green Alley, the home and studio she had built in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Among her portraits are those of Georges Clemenceau; Edith Roosevelt and her daughter; and Admiral Sir David Beatty. Her portraits Fanny Travis Cochran, Dorothea and Francesca, and Ernesta and her Little Brother, are fine examples of her skill in painting children. Ernesta with Nurse, one of a series of essays in luminous white, was a highly original composition, seemingly without precedent. Sita and Sarita earned praise from critics in America and France, and eventually entered the collection of the Musée d'Orsay.

Original Cecilia Beaux Autograph, Signed on Cut Paper. Hand written: Yours sincerely Cecilia Beaux. Regular Price - $ 145.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

FRANK GODWIN AUTOGRAPH & SKETCH

Frank Godwin (October 20,1889-August 5,1959) was an American illustrator and comic strip artist. He was one of the top draftsmen of his day. His ink work with pen and brush was, in the opinion of many who are familiar with his work, superior to that of his better known contemporaries, such as Charles Dana Gibson, Howard Chandler Christy, and James Montgomery Flagg. He is best remembered for his book illustrations, which include those for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, and King Arthur. He is also known for his work in comic strips, notably Connie (1927-1944) (some sources indicate 1929 as the start date for Connie) and Rusty Riley (1948-1959). His comic strip work is little known or appreciated today. Contemporaries such as Hal Foster, Milton Caniff, and Alex Raymond continue to be reprinted with regularity, while Godwins two strips are difficult to find. He receives more attention in Europe, specifically France (where Connie is usually called Cora), though even there it is quite sparse. Part of the reason for the obscurity of his comic strip work may be that during his lifetime, his work, especially Connie, was distributed by smaller syndicates than those of his better remembered contemporaries. In contrast to this, original book editions featuring his work are avidly sought and traded. He was also a prolific editorial and advertising illustrator. Original Frank Godwin Autograph, signed on Frank Godwin Riverside, Conn Stationary. Excellent Original pencil & ink Sketch of Connie. Under Frank Godwin's name he has written: Sorry - but I don't smoke cigars - (My dad would write a letter requesting a cigar band along with there autograph). Approx. Size 5 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Regular Price - $ 225.00 / Sale Price - $ 145.00.

MARTIN M. BRANNER PERSONALIZED COMIC STRIP

Martin Branner is most famous for his newspaper comic 'Winnie Winkle', which was first published in 1920. Coming from New York, Branner was a Vaudeville star who became a cartoonist after his military service in World War I, although he had previously done some advertisement illustrations for Variety magazine. He started out doing the shortlived 'Louie the Lawyer' for the Bell Syndicate in 1919. He then did an equally shortlived Sunday page called 'Pete and Pinto' for the New York Herald and the New York Sun, before being hired by the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate. In September 1920, the first episodes of Branner's 'Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner' were published. 'Winnie Winkle', what became the feature's title shortly after its start, is quite special. For the first time in comic history, it featured a working girl as protagonist. But Winnie also grew up in the comic. When the strip started, she was a little girl, but in time she got married, had a baby, and eventually widowed during World War II. She even had a career. Her little brother, Perry, accompanied by his gang of Rinkydinks became the leading star in the Sunday page which started in 1923. Perry and the Rinkydinks caught on in Holland under the name 'Sjors van de Rebellenclub', written and drawn by Frans Piët. In 1962 Branner retired after having a stroke and his assistant Max Van Bibber took over 'Winnie Winkle' until 1980. The strip ran until 1996 and was one of the longest-running comics around. Original Personalized Comic Strip Drawn by Martin M. Branner. It begins with Winnie Winkle typing a letter to: Mr. Frank Tricker. Dear Frank:- My boss does not smoke cigars. Not that he hasn't tried to but they make him feel like a kid with his first smoke. I'm glad you like me tho. - yours etc - Winnie Winkle. Next there is a drawing of a cigar band with the following: Here's a picture of a cigar band off one of the cigars I would smoke - if I could smoke cigars. The last part says: - and here's the autograph Frank - from yours Sincerely Martin M. Branner. Miami, Fla. Mar. 2, 1931. Approx. Size 4 x 9 inches. Regular Price - $ 350.00 / Sale Price - $ 250.00.

JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG AUTOGRAPH

James Montgomery Flagg (June 18, 1877 – May 27, 1960) was an American artist and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his posters. Flagg was born in Pelham Manor, New York. He was enthusiastic about drawing from a young age, and had illustrations accepted by national magazines by the age of 12 years. By 14 he was a contributing artist for Life Magazine, and the following year was on the staff of Judge Magazine. He studied fine art in London and Paris in his early 20s, then returned to the United States, where he produced illustrations for books, magazine covers, political and humorous cartoons, advertising, and spot drawings prolifically. At his peak, Flagg was reported to have been the highest paid magazine illustrator in America[citation needed]. His most famous poster was created in 1917 to encourage recruitment in the United States Army during World War I. It showed Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer (inspired by a British recruitment poster showing Lord Kitchener in a similar pose) with the caption "I Want YOU for U. S. Army". Over 4 million copies of the poster were printed during World War I, and it was revived for World War II. Flagg used his own face for that of Uncle Sam (adding age and the white goatee), he said later simply to avoid the trouble of arranging for a model. In 1946 Flagg published his autobiography, Roses and Buckshot. James Montgomery Flagg died in New York City.

Original James Montgomery Flagg Autograph, Signed on Cut Paper. Regular Price - $ 195.00 / Sale Price - $ 149.00.

AE HAYWARD SIGNED SKETCH

Alfred Earl Hayward is best known for 'Somebody's Stenog', a working-girl strip about Cam O'Flage, a stenographer. Hayward began his career in the early 20th century and his early comics include the fantasy strip 'Pinheads' and the daily 'Padded Cell' panel. 'Somebody's Stenographer', later retitled to 'Somebody's Stenog', first appeared in 1916 and ran until 1941. In its final years, the strip was drawn by Ray Thompson and Sam Nichols, who succeeded Hayward after his retirement in 1933. 'Somebody's Stenog' was ground-breaking as it was one of the first comics to depict an independent woman. Approx. Size 3 x 5 1/4, Pencel Sketch. Regular Price - $ 250.00 / Sale Price - $ 199.00.

SEM - M. GEORGES GOURSAT AUTOGRAPHED NOTE

Affichiste, cartoonist, columnist worldly, illustrator and writer late Georges said Goursat Week opens in 1900, a Parisian career that extends today in auction houses in New York and Japan. Il est né à Périgueux en 1863 et mort à Paris en 1934 . He was born in Perigueux in 1863 and died in Paris in 1934. Sem attained a high level of success with his wonderful portrayals of Paris at the turn of the Century. He captured the spirit of the subject and in turn produced images that were true to life. He was a member of the Salon des Humoristes and an officer of the Legion of Honor. His works offer us glimpses into Parisian high society at the turn of the Century. Original SEM Signed Note. The Note is written in French, however I can make out that he did not smoke cigars - he smoked cigarettes. My father would write a letter with a request for an autograph or autographed photo as well as a cigar band for his collection. Hand written on paper, approx. size 3 3/4 x 6. Regular Price - $ 250.00 / Sale Price - $ 199.00.

H.T. WEBSTER SIGNED COMIC

H. T. Webster was born in 1885 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He started his comics drawing career when he was twenty years old by getting published in an outdoor magazine called Recreation. Then he got a job as a sports cartoonist at the Denver Post. Not much later, Webster did some freelance work for the Chicago News, followed by jobs at the Chicago Inter-Ocean and the Cincinnati Post, where he got to draw political cartoons. In 1912, Webster landed a prestigious job at the New York Tribune, where he created two of his most famous comics, 'Poker Portraits' and 'Life's Darkest Moment'. After a short stint at the New York World, where he created 'The Man in the Brown Derby', he made his comics comeback at the Tribune, creating his best-known comic, 'Timid Soul'. Harold Webster kept working on the Timid Soul Sunday comic until his death in 1953. Original Webster Autograph, signed on a Newspaper Comic Clipping. Signed in pencil in the bottom right corner of comic. This signed comic describes my father's collecting perfectly - as my father would write a letter asking for an autograph and a cigar band. I wonder was Webster inspired by my father in the making of this comic. Approx. Size 5 3/4 x 8 inches. Regular Price - $ 250.00 / Sale Price - $ 199.00.

ED WHEELAN ORIGINAL COMIC STRIP
	Original Ed Wheelan Comic Strip - this is the left panel of a two panel comic strip(second panel shown below). Approx. Size 6 3/4 x 11 inches.

Original Ed Wheelan Comic Strip - this is the right panel of a two panel comic strip(second panel shown above). Approx. Size 6 3/4 x 14 inches. Hand written on this panel: To Mrs. Anna White with the good wishes of - Ed Wheelan - Aug. 1937.

Original Hand written note, on Ed Wheelan 400 East 58th Street New York N.Y. Stationary. Dear Mrs. White, I lost your card and just came across it. If you're still at the hospital will be glad to send you an original of "Big Top". If not will send it to your home. Let me know Best Wishes - Ed Wheelen. Note has been cut through the middle. Original "Big Top" Comic Strip & Ed Wheelan Note are sold together. Regular Price - $ 1250.00 / Sale Price - $ 995.00.

CATHERINE MORRIS WRIGHT AUTOGRAPHED FLY LEAF

Painter Catherine Wharton Morris Wright was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1899. She was voted an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1933, but it took another thirty-six years to become a National Academician in 1969. Wright was also a member of the Newport Art Association; Baltimore Watercolor Club, Maryland; New York Watercolor Club, New York City; American Watercolor Society, New York City; and the American Federation of Arts, Washington, D.C. Two retrospective exhibitions accorded Wright took place in 1952 and 1954 at the Newport Art Association in Rhode Island, and the Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania respectively. The former exhibited over thirty-five years of the artist's work. She won a prize in 1924 at the Philadelphia Art Club. Original Catherine Morris Wright Autograph, signed on a Fly Leaf. Written on fly leaf: for Amy Oakley Affectionate best wishes ! Approx. Size 5 1/4 x 8 inches. Catherine Morris Wright Oct. 23, 1954. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 75.00.

JULES FEIFFER AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

Jules Ralph Feiffer (born January 26, 1929) is an American syndicated comic-strip cartoonist and author. In 1986 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his editorial cartooning in The Village Voice, and in 2004 was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame. Feiffer was born in New York City, in the borough of the Bronx, and attended the former James Monroe High School. Feiffer served as an assistant for Will Eisner in the 1940s, learning to tell stories with words and pictures while working on Eisner's acclaimed The Spirit comic strip. Feiffer also wrote the stage play Little Murders, the screenplay for Mike Nichols's 1971 film Carnal Knowledge, illustrated the children's book classic The Phantom Tollbooth, wrote the book The Great Comic Book Heroes (an extract of which Quentin Tarantino adapted for a speech in his film Kill Bill), and won an Oscar in 1961 for his short animation "Munro". In addition, Feiffer has written the screenplay for Robert Altman's Popeye film, a movie version of Little Murders, and the screenplay for Alain Resnais's film I Want to Go Home. Feiffer's cartoons ran for 42 years in the The Village Voice and have been collected into 19 books. They have also appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, Esquire, Playboy, and The Nation. He was commissioned in 1997 by The New York Times to create its first op-ed page comic strip which ran monthly until 2000. Feiffer has most recently written several award-winning children's books including The Man in the Ceiling, which he has partnered with Disney and musical-theater writer Andrew Lippa to turn into a musical, and A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears. Feiffer is an adjunct professor at Southampton College. Previously he taught at the Yale School of Drama and Northwestern University. He has been a Senior Fellow at the Columbia University National Arts Journalism Program. Feiffer is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He received the National Cartoonist Society Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 and the Creativity Foundation's 2006 Laureate. He was in residence at the Arizona State University Barrett Honors College from November 27 to December 2, 2006. Passionella is a graphic narrative initially anthologized in Passionella and Other Stories, and based on the story of Cinderella. The protagonist is Ella, a chimney sweep who is transformed into a Hollywood movie star. Original Jules Feiffer Autographed Black & White Photo, approx. size 7 5/8 x 10 inches. Regular Price - $ 155.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.