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Furniture, cooking wares, clothing, works of art, and many other kinds of artifacts are part of what knit people into communities and cultures. The Museum’s collections feature artifacts from European Americans, Latinos, Arab Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, African Americans, Gypsies, Jews, and Christians, both Catholics and Protestants. The objects range from ceramic face jugs made by enslaved African Americans in South Carolina to graduation robes and wedding gowns. The holdings also include artifacts associated with education, such as teaching equipment, textbooks, and two complete schoolrooms. Uniforms, insignia, and other objects represent a wide variety of civic and voluntary organizations, including youth and fraternal groups, scouting, police forces, and firefighters.

Resource Type: Drawings

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Eek & Meek".

"Eek & Meek" was a comic strip by Howie Schneider and distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) from 1965 until 2000. The evolution of this strip is interesting.
Description
"Eek & Meek" was a comic strip by Howie Schneider and distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) from 1965 until 2000. The evolution of this strip is interesting. All of the characters started out as anthropomorphic mice, but were drawn as humans after the early 1980s. The strip follows the struggles of its two title characters, Eek and Meek. In this strip, Meek tells Eek that his canvas for painting is best left blank.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
06/26/1966
publisher
NEA, Inc.
graphic artist
Schneider, Howie
ID Number
GA.22398
catalog number
22398
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Apartment 3-G"

"Apartment 3-G" or 3 Girls, is a soap-opera type comic strip that features three career women who share an apartment (Apartment 3-G) in Manhattan, New York. Created by Nicholas P.
Description
"Apartment 3-G" or 3 Girls, is a soap-opera type comic strip that features three career women who share an apartment (Apartment 3-G) in Manhattan, New York. Created by Nicholas P. Dallis (1911-1991) with art by Alex Kotzky (1923-1996), the strip is still in publication, though by different writers and artists. In this daily strip, affluent neighbor Newton Figg returns home in his limo, asking his driver James to finish running a few errand for him.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
09/28/1966
graphic artist
Kotzky, Alex
publisher
Publishers Newspapers Syndicate, Inc.
ID Number
GA.22630
catalog number
22630
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Henry".

"Henry", created in 1932 by Carl Anderson (1865-1948), features the title character, a young bald boy who is mute. In newspaper comics, Henry communicates only through pantomime. The strip was syndicated by King Features in 1934.
Description
"Henry", created in 1932 by Carl Anderson (1865-1948), features the title character, a young bald boy who is mute. In newspaper comics, Henry communicates only through pantomime. The strip was syndicated by King Features in 1934. After 1948, "Henry" was drawn on weekdays by John Liney and on Sundays by Don Trachte. The strip was drawn until 2005, and reprints continue to be featured in syndication. In this strip, Henry purchases a sailor hat, but when he returns home, he is made to "swab the decks" of his house.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
9/1/1966
graphic artist
Anderson, Carl
publisher
King Features Syndicate
ID Number
GA.22442
catalog number
22442
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Dr. Kildare".

"Dr. Kildare", a comic strip drawn by Ken Bald (b. 1920) was distributed by King Features from 1962 to 1983. The soap-opera type strip featured a young doctor, James Kildare, and his quest not only to save lives, but help his patients learn how to live better. In this strip, Dr.
Description
"Dr. Kildare", a comic strip drawn by Ken Bald (b. 1920) was distributed by King Features from 1962 to 1983. The soap-opera type strip featured a young doctor, James Kildare, and his quest not only to save lives, but help his patients learn how to live better. In this strip, Dr. Kildare takes Ronnie to see her dog.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
10/9/1966
9/9/1966
graphic artist
Bald, Ken
publisher
King Features Syndicate
ID Number
GA.22437
catalog number
22437
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic page, entitled "A Young Couple"

John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation.
Description
John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation. In this comics page, a bride and groom are married on an airplane's wings, jumping at the end of the ceremony towards "the future", marked literally on the ground below them.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
07/13/1911
original artist
McCutcheon, John T.
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
ID Number
GA.24186
catalog number
24186

Camera-ready comic panel, entitled Mostly Malarky

Mostly Malarky was created and drawn by Wallace "Wally" Carlson (1884-1967) and distributed by The Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate from the 1950s until 1966. The comic features gag-joke panels.
Description
Mostly Malarky was created and drawn by Wallace "Wally" Carlson (1884-1967) and distributed by The Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate from the 1950s until 1966. The comic features gag-joke panels. In this panel, a man chases a baby carriage down a hill, which he does not know is full of groceries, not a baby.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
09/02/1962
graphic artist
Carlson, W. A.
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
ID Number
GA.22448
catalog number
22448
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled Mac Divot

Mac Divot was created and drawn by prolific artist Mel Keefer (b. 1926) and writer Jordan Lansky, distributed between 1955 and 1973 by The Chicago Tribune Syndicate.
Description
Mac Divot was created and drawn by prolific artist Mel Keefer (b. 1926) and writer Jordan Lansky, distributed between 1955 and 1973 by The Chicago Tribune Syndicate. The strip featured golfer Mac Divot and his friendships with other golfers, including special illustrated guests such as Bob Hope. In this strip, Mac explains the perils of hitting less than a full shot into a green with a following wind.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
8/3/1966
08/03/1966
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
author
Lansky, Jordan
ID Number
GA.22631
catalog number
22631
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Davy Jones".

"Davy Jones", a United Features Syndicate strip from 1961-1971, was written by Sam Leff with art by Wayne Boring and later, Al McWilliams. The strip began in the 1920s, first published with the name "Joe Jinks" and later "Curly Kayoe".
Description
"Davy Jones", a United Features Syndicate strip from 1961-1971, was written by Sam Leff with art by Wayne Boring and later, Al McWilliams. The strip began in the 1920s, first published with the name "Joe Jinks" and later "Curly Kayoe". The strip featured the adventures of a seaman named Davy Jones who became a major character in the "Curly Kayoe" strip in the late 1950s. In this strip, a scuba diver believes he has seen Satan appear during his underwater exploration.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
09/20/1966
graphic artist
Leff, Sam
publisher
United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
ID Number
GA.22560
catalog number
22560
accession number
277502

Camera-ready drawing, entitled "The Sirens of the Sky".

John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation.
Description
John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation. In this drawing, a blimp with three passengers and a cat is flying above a ship on the sea, which is wishing the blimp passengers luck. At bottom, written in ink, "If he succeeds, the world will call it a stupendous feat in the history of aeronautics. If he fails, they will call it a stupendous folly. We hope he succeeds." Dated "Oct 17-1910" on reverse and bottom left corner.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
10/17/1910
original artist
McCutcheon, John T.
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
ID Number
GA.24184
catalog number
24184

Camera-ready drawing, entitled "The Sand of Freedom".

John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation.
Description
John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation. In this drawing, a plane with the label "The German Irish Dream Flyers" flies overhead of hands holding keys to cities, which say "Freedom of...New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, etc."
Location
Currently not on view
date made
05/11/1928
original artist
McCutcheon, John T.
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
ID Number
GA.24196
catalog number
24196
accession number
1976.320859

Camera-ready drawing, entitled "The Lorelei, or The Sirens of the Sky".

John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation.
Description
John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation. In this drawing, the Grim Reaper shows a pilot the "sirens" of the sky, holding money, fame, glory, etc.--if the pilot can make the flight, he will attain them, otherwise there will be certain death. On reverse, written in pencil, "Mr. Hammer, 314 Tribune Building" and "Wood to Murphy". Also has the date Jan 2-1911 written on back.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
01/02/1911
original artist
McCutcheon, John T.
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
ID Number
GA.24185
catalog number
24185
accession number
1976.320859

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Buz Sawyer".

"Buz Sawyer" was created and originally drawn by Roy Crane (1901-1977), and continued by other artists until 1989. The comic is a mixture of adventure and soap-opera, centered on the main character, Buz Sawyer, a Navy pilot. In this strip, Mr.
Description
"Buz Sawyer" was created and originally drawn by Roy Crane (1901-1977), and continued by other artists until 1989. The comic is a mixture of adventure and soap-opera, centered on the main character, Buz Sawyer, a Navy pilot. In this strip, Mr. Sweeney gives NASA a special fuel he had received from "a little green man."
Location
Currently not on view
date made
07/24/1966
graphic artist
Crane, Roy
publisher
King Features Syndicate
ID Number
GA.22472
catalog number
22472
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Abbie an' Slats".

"Abbie an' Slats", a comic strip written and created by Al Capp (1909-1979) and drawn by Raeburn Van Buren (1891-1987), was in publication for almost four decades. The strip's namesake are Abigail (Abbie) and Aubrey (Slats) Scrapple, two misfit cousins.
Description
"Abbie an' Slats", a comic strip written and created by Al Capp (1909-1979) and drawn by Raeburn Van Buren (1891-1987), was in publication for almost four decades. The strip's namesake are Abigail (Abbie) and Aubrey (Slats) Scrapple, two misfit cousins. In this strip, the daughters of J. Pierpont "Bathless" Groggins take him to buy a new suit.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
08/07/1966
graphic artist
Van Buren, Raeburn
publisher
United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
graphic artist
Capp, Al
ID Number
GA.22345
catalog number
22345
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled Little Joe

Little Joe, created and drawn by Ed Leffingwell (d. 1936) and later, his brother Robert until 1972, was distributed by The News Syndicate Company and the Chicago Tribune Syndicate from 1933 to 1972.
Description
Little Joe, created and drawn by Ed Leffingwell (d. 1936) and later, his brother Robert until 1972, was distributed by The News Syndicate Company and the Chicago Tribune Syndicate from 1933 to 1972. Leffingwell began his career as an assistant artist on Little Orphan Annie, so the character Little Joe and the early storyline often resembles that of Annie. The strip features a teenage boy, Joe, and his family and workers on a ranch in the western U.S. In this strip, Joe and Dead-Pan cross a ravine by using a fallen log.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
03/06/1966
graphic artist
Leffingwell, Ed
publisher
News Syndicate Co., Inc.
ID Number
GA.22402
catalog number
22402
accession number
277502

Donald Duck

The Walt Disney character Donald Duck debuted in 1934 in a comic strip entitled "Wise Little Hen" which was published in the Silly Symphonies comic strip series.
Description
The Walt Disney character Donald Duck debuted in 1934 in a comic strip entitled "Wise Little Hen" which was published in the Silly Symphonies comic strip series. Donald debuted in his own "Donald Duck" black and white daily comic strip on Febuary 7, 1938 and in 1939 he had his own Sunday color comic strip. Al Taliaferro (1905-1969) drew the majority of the strips until the late 1960s, which were distributed by King Features Syndicate. In this strip, Donald dreams that a spaceship full of his clones lands in his yard, only to be woken up by one of his nephews.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1966
date made
04/03/1966
graphic artist
Disney, Walt
publisher
King Features Syndicate
author
Karp, Bob
cartoonist
Taliaferro, Al
maker
Walt Disney Productions
ID Number
GA.22333
catalog number
22333
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic page, entitled "Frank and Walt's Tom Trick".

"Tom Trick" was created "for youngsters 6 to 16" as a puzzle and activity strip, written by Meg and drawn by Frank and Walt (no last names are known). The strip was distributed by the NEA Syndicate, but only lasted for a year, 1966.
Description
"Tom Trick" was created "for youngsters 6 to 16" as a puzzle and activity strip, written by Meg and drawn by Frank and Walt (no last names are known). The strip was distributed by the NEA Syndicate, but only lasted for a year, 1966. This is a puzzle page, including a do-it-yourself and "Which-came-first?" activity, a riddle, a maze, a crossword puzzle, and cut-out dominoes.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
05/29/1966
publisher
NEA, Inc.
ID Number
GA.22634.02
catalog number
22634.02
accession number
277502

Camera-ready drawing, entitled Mecca Donalds

Jeff MacNelly (1947-2000) was the creator of the comic strip Shoe and a three-time Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist, most notably for his work in the Chicago Tribune.
Description
Jeff MacNelly (1947-2000) was the creator of the comic strip Shoe and a three-time Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist, most notably for his work in the Chicago Tribune. This drawing is a commentary on the increasing influence of the Middle East in American politics and culture during the 1970s. In the drawing, a man is driving down the street, while popular American business chains have been renamed with Middle Eastern-inspired names, i.e., "Mecca Donalds".
Location
Currently not on view
date made
03/18/1975
original artist
MacNelly, Jeff
ID Number
GA.23967
catalog number
23967
accession number
1975.316427

Camera-ready drawing, entitled Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie was created by Harold Gray (1894–1968), distributed by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate from 1924 until 1974. In 1979, Leonard Starr revamped the comic strip with the new title Annie, which continues to be published today by a succession artists and writers.
Description
Little Orphan Annie was created by Harold Gray (1894–1968), distributed by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate from 1924 until 1974. In 1979, Leonard Starr revamped the comic strip with the new title Annie, which continues to be published today by a succession artists and writers. The title was inspired by James Whitcomb Riley's popular 1885 poem, "Little Orphant Annie". This is an original drawing of Annie and her dog, Sandy, by Harold Gray.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1966
original artist
Gray, Harold
ID Number
GA.22517
catalog number
22517
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Amy".

"Amy" was created in 1962 by Harry Mace and later drawn by Jack Tippit, who became the primary artist until the strip ended in 1991. The comic strip features the antics of a girl, Amy, and her friends in a soap-opera type storyline.
Description
"Amy" was created in 1962 by Harry Mace and later drawn by Jack Tippit, who became the primary artist until the strip ended in 1991. The comic strip features the antics of a girl, Amy, and her friends in a soap-opera type storyline. This is a drawing created by Tippit for the Newspaper Comics Council.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
undated
publisher
Register and Tribune Syndicate
graphic artist
Tippit, Jack
ID Number
GA.22488
catalog number
22488
accession number
277502

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled Mickey Mouse

The Mickey Mouse comic strip was begun by Walt Disney in 1930, hoping to reach a broader audience. He enlisted two artists before a newcomer Floyd "Fred" Gottfredson took over art for the newspaper comic as a "temporary" assignment from 1930 to 1975.
Description
The Mickey Mouse comic strip was begun by Walt Disney in 1930, hoping to reach a broader audience. He enlisted two artists before a newcomer Floyd "Fred" Gottfredson took over art for the newspaper comic as a "temporary" assignment from 1930 to 1975. Distributed by King Features, the comic strip features a different version of Mickey than in animation, with the storyline focused on adventure and action instead of plain comedy. In this strip, Mickey goes to Minnie's house to help her clean.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
07/17/1966
graphic artist
Disney, Walt
Gottfredson, Fred
publisher
King Features Syndicate
Walt Disney Productions
ID Number
GA.22341
catalog number
22341
accession number
277502

Smokey Stover

Original pen and ink “camera ready” drawing for the Smokey Stover comic strip (1935-1972) by Bill Holman (1903-1987) dated September 8, 1963.This strip shows Smokey (short for Smokestack, the fireman) talking with his colleague (Chief Cash U.
Description (Brief)
Original pen and ink “camera ready” drawing for the Smokey Stover comic strip (1935-1972) by Bill Holman (1903-1987) dated September 8, 1963.
This strip shows Smokey (short for Smokestack, the fireman) talking with his colleague (Chief Cash U. Nutt) about his wife, Cookie’s, home repair abilities, but when he goes home to collect his bugle his wife demonstrates her latest achievement, using the bugle to assist her emergency plumbing job.
Bill Holman (1903-1987) hailed from Indiana where he signed up for the Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning in his teenage years. After moving to Chicago with his mother he also took courses at the Academy of Fine Arts and learned his trade from Carl Ed, another cartoon artist. During his career he worked with newspapers and newspaper syndication services in Chicago, Cleveland, and New York.
Smokey Stover was a vehicle for situational humor centered on word puns and silly statements. One of the word puns used by Smokey related to his job as firefighter, which he called a foo fighter. The term and illustrations of Smokey had a second life as nose art for World War II bombers.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
9/8/1963
09/08/1963
graphic artist
Holman, Bill
publisher
News Syndicate Co., Inc.
ID Number
GA.22555
catalog number
22555
accession number
277502

Camera-ready drawing, entitled "The Aeroplane in Politics".

John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation. In this drawing, a plane drops flyers randomly, telling people to "Vote for Jiggity."Currently not on view
Description
John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation. In this drawing, a plane drops flyers randomly, telling people to "Vote for Jiggity."
Location
Currently not on view
date made
03/14/1912
original artist
McCutcheon, John T.
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
ID Number
GA.24202
catalog number
24202
accession number
1976.320859

Camera-ready drawing, entitled "Knocked for a Row of Goals".

John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation.
Description
John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, known for his political cartoons and fascination with technology, particularly aviation. In this drawing, The Graf Zeppelin kicks Jules Verne and his book, "Around the World in 80 Days" over hurdles in front of an applauding audience, each representing a continent. At top, "Notice-->" Artist gives direction to printers about certain colors to "paint" his cartoon.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
08/27/1929
original artist
McCutcheon, John T.
publisher
Tribune Printing Company
ID Number
GA.24199
catalog number
24199
accession number
1976.320859

Camera-ready comic strip, entitled "Hubert".

"Hubert", created by Dick Wingert, ran from 1942 to 1994 and was published in syndication by King Features from 1945 to 1994. The strip features everyman Hubert, once a WWII private, facing life as a father and husband in suburbia.
Description
"Hubert", created by Dick Wingert, ran from 1942 to 1994 and was published in syndication by King Features from 1945 to 1994. The strip features everyman Hubert, once a WWII private, facing life as a father and husband in suburbia. The comic strip often focuses on the ridiculous things that happen in everyday life. In this strip, Hubert's mother-in-law is giving him a hard time about his handywork, so he tries to retaliate by jumping on the other side of a board that she's sitting on.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
07/03/1966
graphic artist
Wingert, Dick
publisher
King Features Syndicate
ID Number
GA.22580
catalog number
22580
accession number
277502

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