The Cheerful Cherub, Rebecca McCann, Chicago Evening Post Comic Series Homemade

Description: Do you collect early American comics or home-made books? If so, this is a remarkable example of a home project of "The Cheerful Cherub," one of the pioneering American newspaper cartoon series. This amazing book was the project of Elizabeth W. Plimpton, who cut out the comic as published in the Chicago Evening Post and pasted it with a glossary in a black loose-leaf notebook. This is a curated collection of this historic comic, all originals cut the newspapers published in the 1920's. There are 93 original cut-outs in the book plus one on the front and back covers, or 95 in all. The Cheerful Cherub was a single-panel newspaper comic written and drawn by Rebecca McCann, originally published in the Chicago Evening Post and syndicated by George Matthew Adams. Every installation features the title character, accompanied by his pet dog, speaking a short poem, generally in an iambic meter, offering wisdom, wit, observation, or insight on sundry topics, such as ambition, education, friendship, lies, sin, and work. Rebecca McCann was born in Quincy, Illinois and attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Her biography is given in brief by her friend Mary Graham Bonner in the introduction to Complete Cheerful Cherub, but the exact dates of her birth and death—not to mention the dates of the comic's publication—are not clear; nonetheless, her death occurred in1927, aged 32. Bonner's memoir describes the circumstances under which Julian Mason, then-editor of the Chicago Evening Post, accidentally discovered McCann's Cherubs after they fell from her bag. (Wikipedia) This is a one-of-a-kind item, fit to be in a museum.The condition is wonderful considering the age and fragility of the material. The table of contents or glossary is hand-written in Elizabeth Plimpton's lovely hand. The book is in very good condition. It is 5 and 1/2 inches by 4 inches. Please look at the photos to see the great condition. There is a bit of a tear on the covers, front and back.

Price: 129 USD

Location: Great Barrington, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-11-24T21:31:19.000Z

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