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Start Over Collection Helen E. Hokinson Cartoons for The New Yorker, 1926-1949

1. "I always mistrust the ones that win a lot of prizes." Box 1, Folder 1

Black ink and gray wash over pencil, 14 1/4 x 13 1/2". Caption written in pencil at foot of drawing above another version: "I always mistrust them when they get a lot of prizes.", which is written in pencil over a previously erased caption with different wording. A6070 written in blue crayon on verso, portion of second 0 cut away.

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  2. Helen E. Hokinson Cartoons for The New Yorker, 1926-1949
  3. Portfolio 1

1. [Scene at the circus.], 1933-1933 Box 11, Folder 245

In each of three rings a pair gymnasts performs a balancing act—three do headstands on the end of long poles balanced on the shoulders of their partners while a large lady watches fearfully. Black ink and watercolor, 20 x 13". Date stamped Feb 15 1933 PM in lower right corner A6774 written in blue crayon on verso. Kraft paper cover sheet dated in pencil April 22 '33. Drawing for a cover published on issue of April 22, 1933.

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Helen E. Hokinson Cartoons for The New Yorker, 1926-1949
  3. Portfolio 5

1. "She never graduated with us—it's just that she told her husband she did." Box 15, Folder 325

Pencil, 20 x 15", rough sketch, unsigned. Caption written in pencil at foot of drawing. Alternate captions: a) "She may have been a nitwit, but that never stopped Princeton."; b) "I'm just looking to see if he says anything about New Canaan." typed on slips attached to drawing. 2 x 3" piece missing from upper left corner.

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Helen E. Hokinson Cartoons for The New Yorker, 1926-1949
  3. Portfolio 7

1. The thrill of buying your first car Box 2, Folder 14

A sequence of six panel drawings, black ink and gray wash over pencil, each drawing 3 1/2 x 5", together mounted on a 14 3/4 x 12" sheet; captions written in pencil on the mounting sheet below each drawing and on the verso of the mounting sheet in variant wordings.

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Helen E. Hokinson Cartoons for The New Yorker, 1926-1949
  3. Portfolio 2

201. "Do you mind if we just peek in the window?" Box 9, Folder 167

(Or, they could be talking to each other and saying: "Do you think they would mind if we just peeked in the window?" pencil, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4", rough sketch, unsigned. Caption written in pencil at foot of drawing, and typed on a slip attached to the drawing.

  1. Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  2. Helen E. Hokinson Cartoons for The New Yorker, 1926-1949
  3. Portfolio 7