Weekend Spill: The Barbara Shermund Cartoon That Became A Spot Drawing; The Tilley Watch Online, March 3-7, 2025

The Barbara Shermund New Yorker Cartoon That Turned Up Later As A New Yorker “Spot” Drawing

I’ve never seen this happen before (which doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened before). A Barbara Shermund drawing that ran as a captioned cartoon in 1926, returned four years later as a “spot” drawing. Here’s how it appeared in the issue of August 28, 1926:

and here it is in the issue of July 12, 1930:

Here’s a close-up of both the captioned version, and the spot:

The original was for sale not too long ago online. You’ll notice Ms. Shermund’s handwritten caption, “Now tell me all about the engines!” differs from the published caption:

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Tilley Watch Online, March 3-7, 2025

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