Nice piece Jeff!

Nice piece Jeff!

I think there were a lot of Caniff fans after this piece. I got lucky, though it would've been nice to get it a little cheaper. ;) When it arrived, I was somewhat stunned by the condition and quality of the piece. I own several pieces of original artwork by Caniff and this is one of the finest.

Congratulations on finding this one -- a great addition to your collection!

Nice acquisition, Jeff.

This is gorgeous. Great find Jeff and exciting that you've got a back story for the piece. Congrats.

Jeff, 

Thanks for the "like."

It measures 24x30, about the same size as a standard posterboard. I'm happy about that, because most of the chalk talk drawings I have are much larger, around 40x60.

Best,

Michael

I knew I had seen this art somewhere ... I found it reprinted on page 702 of RC Harvey's biography of Caniff, Meanwhile. It's got a large pic of Steve Canyon and the logo for his strip in the center. He's flanked by the pretty girls. It's credited as being from the Shel Dorf collection. Also, if you look on pages 298-299 of Dean Mullaney's Caniff A Visual Biography, you'll see various permutations of the same women in promo ads for the Steve Canyon strip. Caniff reused a lot of his imagery for prints he'd send to fans and promos for the strips. 

I've seen a black and white print version of this with some odds and ends that originated from Shel Dorf's collection. Dorf had obtained a lot of original art and prints, but he also xeroxed a bunch of other images. My impression was that the drawing was done as part of the how to draw comics correspondence class that Caniff contriburted to. I can't confirm that, but it is my impression that's what it is.

Nice display!

Thanks Jeff. I just keep my eyes open and look for opportunities. This one was pure dumb luck.

Great find Jeff!

Thanks Jeff. Both versions of the drawing fit nicely in my collection, which is certainly becoming more Caniff-eclectic. If you weren't the underbidder, maybe I would've gotten it cheaper. ;) Best.