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Tillie the Toiler strip (January 25, 1930)

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Location: Newspaper strips and recurring illustration features
Title: Tillie the Toiler strip (January 25, 1930)*
Artist:  Russ Westover (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Comic Strip
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 267
Likes on CAF: 0
Comments: 2
Added to Site: 4/1/2023

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Tillie Jones was a flapper, executive secretary, and part-time fashion model in this strip that ran from 1921 to 1959. In this installment, she finds office competition from an ambitious blonde newcomer and doubtless will take action in tomorrow's strip. Note the old timey telephone on Mr. Whipple's desk, and Tillie's shadow in the final panel. All the characters have great body language throughout. Note how Mr. Whipple gradually turns his attention, sympathy, and his body toward the blonde. Is the blonde flashing her thigh, or is that just part of her dress? The back of the page has various character doodles.

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Amir E Member Since 2020
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Posted On 4/1/2023

The art in this strip is just great. Tillie is drawn so beautifully. Love the Hembeck eyes!

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 4/1/2023

Cutesy style of the times!  Office drama and natural rivals of blonde Vs Brunette, pitting women against each other.  It was how these tropes came to be popularized at the beginning of societal shifts.