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BARNEY TOBEY.
“We don’t have a song, yet.” Watercolor and ink on paper. 279x356 mm; 11x14 inches.
Signed in image, lower right, captioned in pen, lower margin. Cartoon published in the
March 19, 1979 issue. Stapled to thicker paper at corners. Protective sheet with New
Yorker label and pencil notations for publication date.
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Barney Tobey (1906-1989) was a prominent cartoonist and illustrator for more thasn 50 years. He
was also a book and dust jacket designer, but is best know for his work at the NewYorker, which pub-
lished more than 1200 of his cartoons and five covers.
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BARNEY TOBEY
“I’ll tell you who we are! We are the Friends of Central Park.” Pen and ink on paper.
432x495 mm; 17x19
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inches. Signed in image, lower left, and with NewYorker stamp on
verso. Published in The NewYorker, 1947.Tipped to window matte.
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