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Cliff Sterrett - 1910 Baseball Drawing

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Title:	Cliff Sterrett - 1910 Baseball Drawing
Artist:	Cliff Sterrett (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	813
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	7/21/2015
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I'm very pleased to welcome this early Cliff Sterrett drawing into the collection. Sterrett did spot cartoon work for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in 1909 and 1910. I checked to see if there was a baseball team in Rochester at that time, and found that the Rochester Bronchos were managed by player-manager John Ganzel (1874-1959) in 1910. Ganzel had a ten-year Major League Baseball career, and while he was a fairly average player, he does hold the distinction of hitting the first home run for the NY Yankees in 1903.

I'm not sure if the Ganzelle Bird was a mascot used by Sterrett during the 1910 season, or if it was just a one-off drawing, but this is the earliest original that I've ever seen by Sterrett.

It's interesting to note that some of Sterrett's forms are just rounding into shape in this drawing. You'd see the maturation of some of those forms in his classic Polly and Her Pals.

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steve roden
Member Since 2011

Posted on 7/21/2015

this is wonderful!!!!!!!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
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Posted on 7/21/2015

You find the coolest stuff. Congrats.

Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004

Posted on 7/22/2015

The stuff you dig up.... pure buried treasure.

Roger K.
Member Since 2005
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Posted on 7/22/2015

What a great cartoon! So evocative of his Polly style!

Rob Pistella
Member Since 2005
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Posted on 8/3/2015

What delicious inking!! Beautiful!

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