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RAY EVANS.

Group of 3 WWII-era cartoons. Pen and

ink on paper. Each signed “Evans” in lower

image. Some age-toning, staining, and

edgewear. Nd.

[250/350]

“The Little Red School House.”476x489 mm;

18

3

/

4

x19

1

/

4

inches * “The Curse of Nazism.”

559x533 mm; 22x21 inches. * “Bravest of the

Brave.” 559x527 mm; 22x20

3

/

4

inches.

Inscribed, “Best regards to my friend and co-

worker Myron Dixon — Ray Evans.”

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ROY DOTY.

New York City Center. Likely a cartoon for

The Herald Tribune.

Pen and ink on paper,

heightened in white. 394x508 mm; 15

1

/

2

x20 inches. Signed “Doty” in lower right image.

Foxing, scattered soiling, tape along verso margins from prior mounting. Nd, circa 1955.

[300/400]

Doty (1922-2015) was an award-winning American illustrator and cartoonist. He adopted his

distinctly clean linear style from British and French cartoonists he met while stationed in Paris

duringWWII. Doty illustrated over 170 children’s books and authored 27, while enjoying freelance

work for The NewYorkTimes, Newsweek, Elle, Coca-Cola, Perrier, and Ford.After 69 years in the

industry, he became one of only twelve artists to be inducted into the National Cartoonists Society

Hall of Fame.

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