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H.T. Webster - The Timid Soul - Casper Meets Modern Art - 1930

Owner: Rob Stolzer
Artist: H.T. Webster (All)

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Title:	H.T. Webster - The Timid Soul - Casper Meets Modern Art - 1930
Artist:	H.T. Webster (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
Views:	65
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Added to Site:	9/26/2025

Description

Any day I can add a nice example of H.T. Webster's The Timid Soul to my collection is a good day. And this is a particularly sweet panel. Published on September 15, 1930, Two "intellectual" types are fawning over a Brancusi-type sculpture, with Casper agreeing fully, even though he doesn't know what he's agreeing two. Since the 1913 Armory Exhibition in New York City, cartoonists poked fun at "modern" art, even though there were a number of cartoonists with work in that exhibition. Harold Gray used to show these types of "intellectuals" in a similar fashion, with very toothy expressions. I love Webster's line work, as well as the exaggerated figure on the left side.

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	Rob Stolzer Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	September 2004
Last Login:	January 2026
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Website:	https://freeassociationfunnies.com/
Country:	UNITED STATES
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