Out Our Way Sampler — from the 1920s,
30s & 40s. - by J.R. Williams
Although
J.R. Williams died nearly 50 years ago,
he inspired a whole generation of cartoonists who
followed him, including Charles Schulz of Peanuts
fame.
For
over a third of a century J.R. Williams was the most
popular cartoonist in North America. While most of
the other cartoons of the era had a primary character,
his daily panel, Out Our Way, was based on the trials
and tribulations of the working class in general.
It has become a record of the evolving urban lifestyle
of families between the two world wars. Unlike most
modern cartoons, Williams' work was always rich in
detail, creating much of his humor with facial expressions
and background detail.
The
humor was both gentle and insightful as it mirrored
the lives of his readers. This sampler spans several
decades of his work when Out Our Way was a syndicated
feature in over 700 newspapers.
Smyth-sewn
softcover, 8" x 8", 396 pages.
Price:
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Classic
Cowboy Cartoons Volume 1 and 2
Charles
Schulz the cartoonist of Charley Brown and his Peanuts pals,
related how J.R. Williams inspired him, "I worked once
at Northwest Printing as a delivery boy and one day I drew
a picture of the man who worked the big cutting machine and
how proud he was when he got a new board to stand on. I was
inspired, of course, by J.R. Williams and that type of down-home
humor."
That
down-home humor is reflected in all volume's of William's
Cowboy Cartoons. Today, that ranch lifestyle is all but gone,
but anyone that has ever lived in a bunkhouse or even modern
crew quarters (where you actually have some semblance of privacy,
as opposed to a bunkhouse), J.R.'s gentle, homespun humor
brings memories flooding back. Far from the social correctness
of today's world, bunkhouse life was filled with practical
jokes and the compromises of living, literally, on top of
each other. Social life and work life were the same and Williams
records it well with his gentle sense of humor.
Volume
2 has slightly more emphasis on dude-ranching and early automobiles,
providing a comic view of the changes that took place in ranch
life in the 1920s to 1930s.
Volume
1 has 152 pages and Volume 2 has 160.
Smyth-sewn soft-cover. 6" X 71/2"
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all 4 Classic Cowboy cartoons plus Cavalry cartoons
for $71.00 plus $12.00 for shipping.
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Classic
Cowboy Cartoons - The Characters of Walnut Creek
- by J.R. Williams
Many
of Williams' characters are based on men he cowboy'd
with in the early decades of the 20th century.
Classic
Cowboy Cartoons are the perfect gift for any cowboy
riding the range or the streets of a city.
About
J.R. Williams
Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1888, James Robert
Williams moved to Detroit before he started school.
At age 16 he spent 6 years drifting around the Oklahoma
Territory, working as a cowboy on several ranches,
before spending 3 years in the U.S. Cavalry. Williams
started cartooning professionally in 1922, with
the daily cartoon, "Out our Way". At the
peak of his career, his quaint ranch cartoons were
carried by some 700 newspapers. During his lifetime
he published in excess of 10,000 cartoons.
The
Cartoons in Volume 3 and 4 are some of Jim Williams earliest
published cartoon work. These classic cowboy cartoons are
J.R.'s first cowboy illustrations from the period of 1924-1926.
His are all one panel cartoons and are so rich in detail -
that they convincingly capture the moment of humor and good-natured
comradery that Williams is so noted for creating.
Volume
4 continues the early years of Williams cowboy cartoons and
is noteworthy because Curly begins his great novel - much
to the amusement of his pards. Volume
3 has 138 pages and Volume 4 has 136. Smyth-sewn soft-cover.
6" X 71/2"
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all 4 Classic Cowboy cartoons plus Cavalry cartoons
for $71.00 plus $12.00 for shipping.
Total = $83.00
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U. S. Cavalry
Cartoons
U.S.
Cavalry Cartoons is a collection from the work of
one of the great cartoonists of the last century,
J.R. Williams. As with most of Williams' cartoons,
these reflect his own experience. He did a stint in
the U.S. Cavalry in the early 1900s and kept coming
back to this experience over the 35 years (1922 -
1957) that he drew Out Our Way, a cartoon that was
syndicated in some 700 newspapers. Cavalry
Cartoons is $23.95
- includes shipping
Order
either Vol 1 and 2 or Vol 3 and 4 of Classic Cowboy
Cartoons, together with Williams' Cavalry Cartoons
for $57.00 - includes $12 bucks for shipping in North
America.
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