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Gaar Williams - 1926 Prohibition Speakeasy Cartoon

Artist: Gaar Williams (All)

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Title:	Gaar Williams - 1926 Prohibition Speakeasy Cartoon
Artist:	Gaar Williams (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	5,486
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	6/21/2010
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From the wonderful pen of Gaar Williams comes a terrific Prohibition era cartoon from March 24, 1926. Wotta Life, Wotta Life was one of Williams' many panel features, and in this case, it's the poor caged bird bemoaning his/her life at the moment. I love Williams' work, especially from the late 1910s through the late 1920s. His pen was just flying during that decade, with lush, juicy line work. How he was able to command that slap-dash style is just beyond me. Williams was like an older version of Edward Sorel, in that ability to sling the ink in such a lush way. Beautiful stuff.

My thanks to Jeff Singh for the trade.

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Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/22/2010

Oh my gosh, that is wonderful.

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