Two Work Horses cartoon

Date1945

DescriptionA matted pencil-drawn cartoon by artist Little Willy King, dated 1945. It shows a Chattanooga Lookouts player standing on the backs of two running horses. Each horse has a name on their bridle, Brunke (left) and Rossi (right). In front of the horses are two dust clouds, reading "Atlanta" and "New Orleans," respectively. Situated left center is a cartoon depiction of the artist standing behind a fence with the caption, "Those two work-horses have helped get us back in the pennant race." The bottom right corner contains the artist's signature. The verso (not shown) is blank.

Bio/Historical NoteThe two horses represented pitchers Larry Brunke and Al Rossi.

Object numberBL-2021-00377-011

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

Subject Chattanooga Lookouts (Baseball team)

Subject Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team)

Subject New Orleans Pelicans (Baseball team)

Attributes

Classificationsworks of art

Collection NumberBA MSS 130 Little Willy King cartoons

Dimensionsw x h (matted): 11.5 x 13 in. w x h: 8.6 x 9.4 in.

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