Cartoon
Object number2012.70.12
Artist
Dale McFeatters
Publisher
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Date1972
Mediumpasteboard; pencil; ink; pen
Credit LineGift of Ann Koepke
DescriptionCartoon in black ink on medium rectangular pasteboard.Dimensions9.875 x 9.437 in. (25.1 x 24 cm)SignedThe cartoon is signed at bottom center "Dale McFeatters / 3-28".
InscriptionsA sticker near the top of the drawing has "BITSY BETTS" in black.
Below the drawing is written in black " "I DON'T CARE IF SHE IS JUST OUT OF SCHOOL. I WANT / HER TO WORK AT HER DESK." "
MarksA small rectangular sticker near the signature at the bottom center of the drawing, has "Publishers-Hall Syndicate, 1972" 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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