Cartoon
Object number2012.70.37
Artist
Dale McFeatters
Copyright holder
Field Enterprises, Inc.
Date1976
Mediumpasteboard; pencil; ink; pen
Credit LineGift of Ann Koepke
DescriptionCartoon in black ink on medium rectangular pasteboard.Dimensions9.125 x 9.687 in. (23.2 x 24.6 cm)SignedThe drawing is signed at bottom center "Dale McFeatters / 6-7".
InscriptionsA small rectangular sticker at the top of the drawing has "ARGYLE" printed in black.
Written below the image, in black, is " "I CAN READ THE BOSS LIKE A BOOK, AND RIGHT NOW HE'S / PLOTTING AN UNHAPPY ENDING FOR ME." "
In the upper left corner is text in blue pencil, possibly "MOM".
MarksA small rectangular sticker at the bottom of the drawing has "© Field Enterprises, Inc., 1976" in black.
Historical NotesOriginal sketch of the cartoon "Strictly Business" which was started by donor Ann Koepke's father, Dale McFeatters, in 1941. McFeatters, a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, became a business reporter with the Pittsburgh Press, and he originally drew the cartoons in order to liven up the business section. The cartoon was nationally syndicated later that same year and ran until 1984. Dale continued to draw for the paper even after he began a job in public relations at Westinghouse in 1945.
Related institution
The Pittsburgh Press
Related institution
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
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