Atlanta's Southern League Lead cartoon

Dateundated

DescriptionA matted pencil-drawn cartoon by Little Willy King, undated. It depicts a Chattanooga Lookouts ballplayer swinging an axe at a pine tree. There is a sign nailed to the partially cut tree that reads, "Atlanta's Southern League Lead." The bottom right quadrant has a drawing of the artist with the caption, "Let's cut down this 'ole pine tree." Next to him is his signature. The verso (not shown) is blank.

Object numberBL-2021-00377-006

Cartoonist King, Willy (William C.), 1911-1993

Subject Chattanooga Lookouts (Baseball team)

Subject Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team)

Subject Southern Association (Baseball league)

Attributes

Classificationsworks of art

Collection NumberBA MSS 130 Little Willy King cartoons

Dimensionsw x h (matted): 10.5 x 11.75 in. w x h: 7.2 x 8.2 in.

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