ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PENCIL TISSUE FOR “MAD MAGAZINE” PAINTING OF ALFRED E. NEUMAN

by Norman Mingo

$1,250 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

Pencil on heavy weight tracing paper, image approximately 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, 14 x 9 inches overall. 1 vols. Small crease at lower right margin not affecting image, else fine, mounted in archival mat. Item #11863 Norman Mingo 1896-1980 was an American artist best known for his work for Mad magazine, for which he formalized the image of Mad's mascot, Alfred E. Neuman. Mingo's portrait was the first time Neuman was presented in color, and

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.