First and Second Positions cartoon

Dateundated

DescriptionAn undated, matted pencil-drawn cartoon by artist, Little Willy King. It depicts a seesaw with a ballplayer on each end, one labeled Atlanta and the other New Orleans. A third ballplayer, from the Chattanooga Lookouts, is standing between them, pointing, with the caption, "Say fellows - don't you think it's my turn in one of those places." The bottom right corner contains a drawing of the artist with the caption, "Maybe one of them will drop off." The artist's signature is also in the lower right corner. The verso (not shown) is blank.

Object numberBL-2021-00377-012

Subject New Orleans Pelicans (Baseball team)

Subject Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team)

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): 11.5 x 12.75 in. w x h: 8.3 x 9.35 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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