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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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