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Re: Artist identification ?
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signature of the 👨‍🎤 artist is right there ... bottom left 

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> On Sep 23, 2020, at 12:29 AM, Lee, Judith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> The figure looks more like Hal Holbrook than Sam Clemens.
> 
> 
> Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D.
> Distinguished Professor Emerita
> 
> School of Communication Studies
> Ohio University
> Schoonover Center 400
> Athens, Ohio 45701
> T: 740-593-4828
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> My newest book: Seeing MAD: Essays on MAD Magazine's Humor and Legacy < https://upress.missouri.edu/9780826222138/seeing-mad/ >
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:10:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Artist identification ?
> 
> I have been asked to help identify the artist who drew the caricature of
> Mark Twain titled "A Man of Mark". Milton Meltzer published the graphic
> (attached) in _Mark Twain Himself_, p. 152. Meltzer provides the sources
> and first publication for most of his graphics, but not this one.  Has
> anyone researched the first appearance and/or artist for this graphic?
> 
> Thanks,
> Barb

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