Will Elder Humbug #5 Sheldon Morris Cigarette Ad Parody Illustration Original Art (Humbug, 1957)....

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Will Elder Humbug #5 Sheldon Morris Cigarette Ad Parody Illustration Original Art (Humbug, 1957). "New Sheldon Morris gives pure natural smoke. Take a break for this smoke and watch the lady's hand appear." As has been noted in the monograph Will Elder, the Mad Playboy of Art, "Marshall McLuhan said that advertising was the only new art form of the twentieth century. So, how long did you think it would take artists like Will Elder and Harvey Kurtzman to go after these highly stylized, compressed, and artificially optimistic little commercial messages? Not long at all. And, if you love those ad spoof on Saturday Night Live, you might have wondered where these parodies got their start. Well, look no further than the subversive minds and art of Elder and Kurtzman." We agree. This piece has an image area of 12" x 14", and it has been matted to an overall size of 17.5" x 21". The art is in Excellent condition.

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2009 May Signature Comics & Comic Art Auction #7007 (go to Auction Home page)

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May, 2009

21st-23rd Thursday-Saturday

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Sold on May 22, 2009 for: $3,585.00

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