Lelands current auction is fantastic. It's filled with a bunch of Dodgers-related memorabilia; including collectibles from the ever-impressive collection of Sal LaRocca (I'll write about some of those soon). Featured items here, though, do not come from Sal, but who cares? When artwork featuring Baseball's most lovable clown pop up I take a moment to take a look, and since you're here I figure you're interested in a peek too. Shown here are two original drawings (one by Willard Mullin and another by NY Journal-American cartoonist Burris Jenkins) featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers "Bum".
At top is a classic drawing by famed NY artist and Dodgers muse Willard Mullin. As you may know, he is the original creator of the Dodgers "Bum" in 1937. (Auction Link) As you can see above, Mullin's creation is having a heated and animated argument with an umpire. Best yet, the drawing is in color -- a rarity for collectors.
Below is an editorial cartoon by artist Burris Jenkins, and it features the Brooklyn "Bum" being strangled by the "Yankee Stadium Jinx". (Auction Link) As the auction description states, this drawing originally came out on the morning of October 8, 1956; which was on the day of Game 5 of the 1956 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees. Furthermore, on that day Yankee hurler Don Larson threw his "Perfect Game"; thereby confirming that the Dodgers were jinxed at the Bronx.
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