Chattanoogan's Inc. Ticket Sales Drive cartoon

Date1945

DescriptionA matted pencil-drawn cartoon that shows a baseball player carrying a suitcase that reads "Lookout players" in his right hand and an armful of baseball bats in his left. He is turned towards an illustration of cartoonist, Little Willy King and the caption above his head reads, "Looks like something's up." King's captioned reply reads, "Yup - gettin' ready". In the background is a large cloud with the words "Chattanoogan's Inc. Ticket Sales Drive." The bottom of the cartoon reads, "Lookouts start coming in this week-end." It is signed by the artist and dated 1945. The verso (not shown) is blank.

Object numberBL-2021-00377-008

Subject Southern Association (Baseball league)

Subject Chattanooga Lookouts (Baseball team)

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

Attributes

Classificationsworks of art

Collection NumberBA MSS 130 Little Willy King cartoons

Dimensionsw x h (matted): 10 x 11 in. w x h: 6.5 x 7.55 in.

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