E. Simms Campbell
What do you mean your wife" - Elmer Simms Campbell, 1950
Watercolor and ink on board
12 × 9 1/2 × 1 in / 30.5 × 24.1 × 2.5 cm
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He created the famous bulging-eyed Esquire Mascot “Esky.” br He also worked for The Chicagoan, Cosmopolitan,The New Yorker, Playboy, Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, Pictorial Review, and Redbook. br...
He created the famous bulging-eyed Esquire Mascot “Esky.” br He also worked for The Chicagoan, Cosmopolitan,The New Yorker, Playboy, Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, Pictorial Review, and Redbook. br This work, "What do you mean your wife doesn't understand you ---- I'm your wife!" is from Cuties Daily Comic Strip, June 18, 1950 br He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 2002. br His work demonstrates a deep and masterfully understanding of how to draw figures and faces in an academic but stylized style, br Provenance: The IRI Collection br Minor discoloration with light foxing and possible staining in margins; framed under glass to 21.75 x1 8 inches. - We Ship Internationally !!!!!!!!