CAREY ORR PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT RELATED ORIGINAL ART.
Current bid and time status does not automatically update - You must refresh your page frequently to stay updated
Bidding has ended for this item.
Thank you for visiting our past auction results. If you have an identical (or similar) to this auction item, please call or contact us to discuss. We look forward to speaking with you.
Every item is also assigned a price range letter code. This range is our conservative opinion of the item's estimated value.
Item Description
15.75x18.25" thin art board has 13-7/8x15.25" India ink image area w/Chicago-Tribune copyright 1926 sticker at bottom. Art is titled "A Little Dry Enforcement Wanted" in ink at blank top margins and has wonderful image of drunken "Jupiter Pluvius" holding a huge pail of beer resting on barrel titled "Rain" on top of cloud which has spigot pouring liquid on man holding umbrella below in the flooded middle west as he says "Hey, Officer!" to "Officer Sunshine" policeman at upper left who is ignoring what is going on. Art is signed in ink at lower left "Orr". Blank margins have a few glue stains in corners with some dust soil and lt. moisture marks around edges just going into bottom left side corner a bit. Most of image area will mat and frame to Fine/VF appearance. Wonderful example by a top editorial cartoonist of the twentieth century who won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1961. He signed on with the Chicago Tribune in 1917 and stayed there for 46 years.
Pictures (click images to zoom in)
You don't have any notifications.
Confirm Your Bid
Review your bid and press the Confirm Your Bid button below. Important: By confirming your bid, you are agreeing to purchase the item listed below if you are the winning bidder.