Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. "I don't care. I've lived forty seven years alone and I'm tired of it"

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Description
  • Eight panel monochrome comic strip.
  • Sketch on verso.
  • Signed at bottom of sheet: "Silas"
  • Note in pencil on verso: "Mr. Harris-This is [covered by copyright notice] intended to pursue is that iin Mr. Bunion;s progress he tries all manner of schemes to get rid of his burden dull care but like the cat is comes back. I can get a lot of fun out of it and think that it offers as good a field as the Rarebit. He will always be looking for glad avenue and will have occasional visits to easy street but his burden will stick to him. I will have him try to burn it bury it throw it in the sea blow it up advertise it for sale or give away get it run over by trains hit by autos and hundreds of things he will try to do to get rid of it but cant--I hope you will see my scheme. its a good one fine. Winsor Mc"
  • First appearance of this title.
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Identifier
  • Finding Number: CGA.AC.H2.036
  • Digital ID: d_6710
Summary
  • A 47 year old lonely woman decides to put makeup on and go out to try to catch a man. She is overwhelmed with the amount of attention she is getting. The men start fighting over her. She wakes up, sits up in bed and says "that horrid old rare bit."
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  • New York Evening Telegram
Collection identifier
  • SPEC.CGA.WG
Repository
  • Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
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Date
  • May 28, 1905
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  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Version
  • original art
Medium
  • paper
  • ink
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Extent
  • 52 x 36.5 cm
Credit line: Woody Gelman Collection, The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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