Lot 233
  • 233

TRUDEAU, GARRY. DOONESBURY ORIGINAL DAILY COMIC STRIP ART INSCRIBED TO ROBIN WILLIAMS, 1996

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • Doonesbury Original Daily Comic Strip Art, (Universal Press Syndicate, 1996)
  • Image:  6 x 15 inches
Ink and Zipatone shading film over graphite on paper or bristol board (overall: 11 3/4 x 21 in.; 30 x 53.5 cm), signed by Trudeau in the last panel, and signed and inscribed on the mat board, "For Robin Williams — A fellow NRCD fan — Cheers, Garry Trudeau | June 1996"; matted and framed. 

Condition

No apparent condition issues; not examined out of frame.
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Catalogue Note

A tongue-and-cheek comic strip depicting an auction for grazing rights, with the winning bid going to a "Corporate Cowboy" (with the help of taxpayers). The National Resource Defense Council is an organization that "works to safeguard the earth."