Nov 15, 2024 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen
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"Jason or Gerald or Duncan" - illustrations and drafts for an apparently unpublished comic strip
AL JAFFEE
The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee
Fourteen sheets of original artwork for a strip tentatively titled, "Jason or Gerald or Duncan," circa 1962. Pencil and ink on paper, some with hand-drawn or dot-screen paste-ins, a few pencil notes in margins, some of the drawings are on thin paper laid down on thicker stock, one sheet with Jaffee's Babylon, NY address stamp to verso and a pencil date "8/23/62", all of the drawings are housed in a sheet of folded craft paper titled "Jason or Gerald or Duncan" in marker; the largest sheet measures 7 1/2 x 23 inches. Some pages are numbered (ul), and one leaf is signed (ur). Light soiling, some staining from adhesives, the laid-down thin paper drawings are a bit toned and one is coming loose on one end revealing a drawing underneath.
This group of artworks appears to be an experiment with a Peanuts-style newspaper comic strip, using the classic horizontal four-panel format. The characters that Jaffee created are Jason or Gerald or Duncan, who is a nice and smart lovable loser type, Shirley or Dinny is a strong-headed girl who generally puts him down, Rhino is a bully with no redeeming qualities, and Sam is "the world's only clumsy cat... with a fantasy world that more than makes up for it." He changes the names and appearances of the characters, but their personality traits generally stay the same.
The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee
Fourteen sheets of original artwork for a strip tentatively titled, "Jason or Gerald or Duncan," circa 1962. Pencil and ink on paper, some with hand-drawn or dot-screen paste-ins, a few pencil notes in margins, some of the drawings are on thin paper laid down on thicker stock, one sheet with Jaffee's Babylon, NY address stamp to verso and a pencil date "8/23/62", all of the drawings are housed in a sheet of folded craft paper titled "Jason or Gerald or Duncan" in marker; the largest sheet measures 7 1/2 x 23 inches. Some pages are numbered (ul), and one leaf is signed (ur). Light soiling, some staining from adhesives, the laid-down thin paper drawings are a bit toned and one is coming loose on one end revealing a drawing underneath.
This group of artworks appears to be an experiment with a Peanuts-style newspaper comic strip, using the classic horizontal four-panel format. The characters that Jaffee created are Jason or Gerald or Duncan, who is a nice and smart lovable loser type, Shirley or Dinny is a strong-headed girl who generally puts him down, Rhino is a bully with no redeeming qualities, and Sam is "the world's only clumsy cat... with a fantasy world that more than makes up for it." He changes the names and appearances of the characters, but their personality traits generally stay the same.
Auction: Stage & Screen, Nov 15, 2024
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Archive of Grace Letters Tops $165K at Stage & Screen Auction on November 14, 2024
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs of the Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Fans and collectors from around the world convered at Doyle November 14, 2024 for the popular Stage & Screen auction. Held in collaboration with the Entertainment Community Fund, Stage & Screen offered artwork, memorabilia, autographs and photographs celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
Archive of Grace Kelly Letters Achieves $165,600!
In 1949, twenty year old Grace Kelly moved into the Barbizon Hotel for Women in Manhattan, seeking out Broadway auditions and paying modeling gigs. In 1956, Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco in one the greatest fairy tale weddings the world had ever seen. In the years between, Kelly starred in stylish Alfred Hitchcock films such as Rear Window and To Catch a Thief and won an Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl. In that first year in New York City, Grace Kelly met Prudence Wise who became a life long friend, personal secretary, and frequent correspondent. Offered is the largest known group of signed handwritten and typed letters, notes, personal photographs of Kelly and her children, and ephemera to come to market. The archive traces Grace Kelly’s remarkable journey from New York to Hollywood to Monaco in her own words in this substantial group of unpublished letters. View Lot
The Estate of Jerry Herman (Lots 142 - 255)
Doyle was honored to auction property from the Estate of Jerry Herman, the legendary composer/lyricist of such iconic musicals as Hello Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. Read More
The Personal Collection of Al Jaffee (Lots 301 - 453)
Doyle was MADly excited to auction property from the Personal Collection of the legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee renowned for his groundbreaking work in MAD Magazine. The Collection will be auctioned on Friday, November 15. Read More
The Entertainment Community Fund
Recognizing the importance of the performing arts to the fabric of New York, Doyle is proud to donate 10% of our profit from this auction to the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For further information on the Entertainment Community Fund, visit EntertainmentCommunity.org
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Memorabilia: Peter Costanzo, 212-427-4141, ext 248, Peter.Costanzo@Doyle.com
Artwork: Milan Tessler, 212-427-4141, ext 266, paintings@Doyle.com
