Collection from Toni Mendez, 1899-1945.

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Collection from Toni Mendez, 1899-1945.

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Posters, clippings, original comic strip panels, miscellaneous personal items. The collection contains eighteen color posters (1899-1906) drawn by Hershfield for the Chicago Daily News sports section, Meyer the Buyer original comic strip panel drawn by Hershfield (undated), Polly and Her Pals original comic strip panel by Cliff Sterrett (Jan. 6, 1925), The Hershfield Story original comic strip panel drawn by Bob Dunn (undated), clippings of his New york Mirror column, "My Week" from the 1940's, promotional material Abie the Agent, and various personal items including illustrated birthday and get well cards.

36 items (7.8 linear ft.)

Ohio State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7092284

Ohio State University Libraries

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Dunn, Bob, 1909-1989.

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Sterrett, Cliff, 1883-1964

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Cliff Sterrett (1883-1964) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip Polly and Her Pals . Widely considered an important artistic innovator in the form, Sterrett is cited as a major influence by a wide range of comics artists. Originally from Minnesota, Sterrett studied art for two years at the Chase School in New York City before starting his newspaper career as an artist with the New York Herald (1904-1908). Sterrett bumped around doing spot illustr...

Hershfield, Harry, 1885-1974

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Cartoonist, humorist, writer and lecturer. From the description of Harry Hershfield Collection, 1900-1969. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24890219 Harry Hershfield, who was known as "Mister New York," was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa of Russian immigrant parents. Hershfield is known for his depictions of ethnic humor and dialect in numerous comic strips that he created during his long career as a cartoonist, writer, and storyteller. At the age of 14 he ...