Cartoon
Object number2012.70.15
Artist
Dale McFeatters
Copyright holder
Field Enterprises, Inc.
Date1980
Mediumpasteboard; pencil; ink; pen
Credit LineGift of Ann Koepke
DescriptionCartoon in black ink on medium rectangular pasteboard.Dimensions8.875 x 9.312 in. (22.5 x 23.7 cm)SignedThe cartoon is signed at bottom right "Dale McFeatters / 9-22".
InscriptionsThe door to the office has "PERSONNEL / DEPARTMENT" written in black at the top.
Below the cartoon, printed in black ink and pencil is " "ON SECOND THOUGHT, MADAM, YOU MAY BE PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED / TO WORK IN OUR WAREHOUSE!" "
In the upper left corner of the pasteboard, in the margin, is "SK" written in pencil.
MarksBelow the signature is a long rectangular sticker with "© Field Enterprises, Inc., 1980" printed 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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