ROBERT W McCAY JR Self caricature

Sale 2372 - Lot 63

Price Realized: $ 228

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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350

ROBERT W. McCAY, JR.
Self-caricature. Pen and ink with watercolor on paper. Image of a hard-working McCay ball-and-chained to his desk at the Monterey Peninsula Herald while dreaming of New York City. Signed with a cut and mounted signature containing the cartoon head of Flip, the clown made famous in the Little Nemo comic strip created by his father, Winsor McCay. Circa 1954.

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With two Autograph Letters Signed to illustrator Albert T. Reid, one by Jim Merbs at the Monterey Peninsula Herald, mentioning cartoonist Jimmy Hatlo and "Bob" McCay's interest in reviving Little Nemo, the famous character his father created based him. 9 December 1948; another TLS by McCay to Reid, discussing original works of his father, Winsor, that were donated to the University of Kansas, mentioning Merbs and gushing with admiration for Reid. 14 March, 1954. A third small TLS by Merbs to a Mr. Conrow, asking him to pass along a drawing (implying that being sold in this lot). 20 April, 1949. This and the first on Monterey Peninsula Herald letterhead.