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Ink on paper, framed. American Pop Art School. Featuring profile of a laughing man. Signed Gud Edson on the lower left corner. 14 x 10 cm (5.5 x 3.9 inches), frame: 26 x 22 cm (10.2 x 8.7 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate.
Gus Edson (1901-1966) was an American cartoonist known for two popular, long running comic strips, The Gumps and Dondi.Born to Max and Emma Edson in Cincinnati, Ohio, Gus Edson dropped out of school at age 17 to join the Army, serving in Australia in 1918. After his discharge, he studied briefly at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League. Edson was a sports cartoonist with the New York Evening Graphic from 1925 to 1928, followed by a year with the Paul Block Chain of Newspapers and a year at the New York Evening Post.
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