Camera-ready drawing, entitled Mutt & Jeff
Object Details
- graphic artist
- Smith, Al
- Fisher, Bud
- Description
- Mutt & Jeff, created in 1907 by Bud Fisher (1885-1954), was one of the first daily comic strips in American newspapers. The strip was in syndication until 1982 by the Bell-McClure Syndicate, drawn famously by Al Smith who drew the strip from 1932 until 1981. The storyline features Augustus Mutt (A. Mutt), his family, and Jeff. Mutt and Jeff are horseracing enthusiasts, and often prone to ridiculous get-rich-quick schemes. This is an original drawing of Mutt and Jeff by Al Smith.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Newspaper Comics Council, Inc., New York, NY
- undated
- ID Number
- GA.22509
- catalog number
- 22509
- accession number
- 277502
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Object Type
- Drawings
- Other Terms
- Drawing; Pen and Ink
- Physical Description
- artist board (overall material)
- crayon (overall material)
- newsprint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 73.7 cm x 51 cm; 29 in x 20 1/16 in
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Popular Entertainment
- Cultures & Communities
- Communications
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Humor
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- nmah_797665
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-dd5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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