[Rarebooks] FS: C. D. Russell ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT Featuring Pete the Tramp

[Charles Agvent]

RUSSELL, C[larence]. D. ORIGINAL CARTOON ART: C. D. Russell and "Pete 
the Tramp" n.p., n.d. Original pencil on stiff board, 8-3/4" x 12-1/2", 
SIGNED by the artist and titled at the bottom. A Self-Portrait 
incorporating his most famous creation, Pete the Tramp, who looks up at 
his creator and states, "AW! NO -- RUSS YOU COULDN'T LOOK THAT BAD!" A 
scarce Self-Portrait by an American cartoonist who had one of the most 
successful syndicated comic strips, lasting from 1932 until Russell's 
death in 1963. Wikipedia: "While contributing artwork to the weekly 
JUDGE Russell often sat in Bryant Park on 42nd Street and watched tramps 
as they fed pigeons and approached people to ask for a nickel for a cup 
of coffee. Soon Russell's work for JUDGE included cartoons of homeless 
men, as he recalled, 'I started drawing tramps for JUDGE, the old 
humorous magazine, and pretty soon Pete began to evolve. He was my 
escape valve. Pete did the things I always wanted to do. It would make a 
nice story if I told you I used to be a tramp myself, but I wasn't. Even 
if some people say I was.'" Light wear along the edges. Near Fine. 
(#020909)        $500

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