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Wright, David - Carol Day, 109 (Wednesday, January 16, 1957)

Artist: David Wright (All)

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Wright, David - Carol Day, 109 (Wednesday, January 16, 1957) Comic Art

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Title:	Wright, David - Carol Day, 109 (Wednesday, January 16, 1957)
Artist:	David Wright (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	985
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	1/12/2016
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It does not get much better than the sequence of 109-115 from the Lance Hallam story line. The layout of the second panel is particularly unique for Wright in this strip.

Jeff Singh set a hook in me at a gathering of comic OA collectors at a post-C2E2 dinner at Club Lago here in Chicago about 4-5 years ago. While enjoying a great meal, Jeff produced a portfolio of samples from his collection. In typical Jeff fashion, it was a broad array of comic, illustration and strip art. Anyway, while flipping through his collection, he pulled out the 425th strip from the Carol Day storyline, Problem Child. I was stunned. I had seen the piece when he posted it in his CAF gallery � and thought it was beautiful at the time. But, there was no way to appreciate Wright�s skill and craft without seeing the piece in person � the attention to every detail, the delicacy of his every line, his ability to create mood and evoke emotion in such a small space. I left dinner with two objectives � first, to get myself up the learning curve of who David Wright and his creation, Carol Day, were, and two, to find myself an example as beautiful as the one I had just held in my hands.

The main challenge for me was to understand exactly what I wanted within the context of a broad body of work covering a good chunk of an artist�s life. With over 3,300 strips, among which approximately 2,800 had made their way to the United States, what were the stories, time periods, characters, etc. that I should focus on? It was not until I had gotten through a reading of most of the strips, gotten an understanding of most of the general progression of stories and plot lines and perused almost every strip posted on CAF that I went on the offensive. And that led me to a very nice guy who I had never met before � notwithstanding significant time in his CAF gallery � Mark Howland.

I won�t bore you with the details, but I had become intensely focused on the sequence of strips he had in his collection from the Lance Hallam storyline, strips #109-115. To me, they were evocative of what I had seen and felt holding the #425 in my hands earlier with Jeff. Each panel had a level of skill and craft that seemed to tell it�s own individual story. The end result? I purchased the whole sequence from him.

It was shortly after completing the deal that I inquired as to how much he knew about the history of the art itself. Namely, how did the art from a British strip make its way here in what appeared to be such volume?

For the answer to such questions, Mark told me there were three people I really needed to talk to � fantasy artist Doug Beekman and two collector-dealers, Thomas Ward & Roger Clark. And talk with them I did. They were so gracious with their time & memory that I would pen an amateur article on the strips journey from the UK to the USA. Anyone interested in reading and learning more can reach me via CAF and I will send you a copy. But, I�m grateful for their collective tenacity and determination in bringing the strips here.

Along the way I kept discovering great examples of Wright�s work�all of which you now see in my CAF gallery. Hope you enjoy them!

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frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/12/2016

Excellent!!!

Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/12/2016

These strips are what really grabbed me and started the ball rolling when Patrick Wright first sent me pictures of these daily strips years ago. To this day, this is still my favorite sequence out of the whole series. It epitomizes what this strip was all about in this brief sequence. Congrats on obtaining them, they couldn't have gone to a nicer guy!

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/12/2016

Such a great series! I know you'll continue to enjoy them, Chris! (And what other Carol Day goodies you've added to that rapidly-growing collection!)

David K
Member Since 2008

Posted on 1/12/2016

What you have here is pure magic!!! Wright's work is without a doubt some of the most beautiful art put down on strips. Huge congrats on a treasure trove of pieces!

Eric F
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/27/2020

Such a fantastic strip! And what a beautiful collection! Bravo.

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