“Jitney Jessie the Episode of Bessie the Beautiful Bandit” by Justin McCarthy c. 1920 - 1925
In a serial format of 13 drawings Justin McCarthy tells the story of Jitney Jessie packing a parachute to foil Bessie the Bold and Beautiful Bandit’s attempt to rob G. Hard Boyle. Jitney Jessie was Hard Boyle’s chauffeur. In these early works, McCarthy apparently used a homemade paste of flour and water to mount them on colored cardboard. Shown is a detail of four drawings and the entire piece.
ex-Phyllis Kind. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb
What a charming oddity. FYI, jitneys were sort of the car shares of their day, zipping around cities unlicensed and making trouble.
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