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Roy Crane Wash Tubbs Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-15-28 (NEA Service, Inc., 1928)
Auction: 04/07/2022 - 4/10/2022
Lot: 97189
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Royston Roy Campbell Crane AUCTION RECORDS
1901 Abilene, Texas - 1977. Known for: Cartoonist, comic strip; writer.
Roy C. Crane was one of the earliest cartoonists to turn out an adventure strip, first setting up shop in 1924. A humorous, thoughtful man, Crane perfected a simple, forceful drawing style and a... Read full biography
Roy C. Crane was one of the earliest cartoonists to turn out an adventure strip, first setting up shop in 1924. A humorous, thoughtful man, Crane perfected a simple, forceful drawing style and a cinematic manner of storytelling that influenced a great many of the artists who followed him. He... Read full biography
Roy C. Crane was one of the earliest cartoonists to turn out an adventure strip, first setting up shop in 1924. A humorous, thoughtful man, Crane perfected a simple, forceful drawing style and a cinematic manner of storytelling that influenced a great many of the artists who followed him. He created three major characters: Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, and Buz Sawyer. Crane was born in Abilene, Texas and grew up in Sweetwater, a small town about 40 miles west of Abilene. His father was an attorney... Read full biography
Roy C. Crane was one of the earliest cartoonists to turn out an adventure strip, first setting up shop in 1924. A humorous, thoughtful man, Crane perfected a simple, forceful drawing style and a cinematic manner of storytelling that influenced a great many of the artists who followed him. He created three major characters: Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, and Buz Sawyer. Crane was born in Abilene, Texas and grew up in Sweetwater, a small town about 40 miles west of Abilene. His father was an attorney and Crane was an only child. "My son says he became interested in art largely because he was a lonesome kid," his father recalled after Crane had started doing Wash Tubbs. "Roy had no other brothers or sisters and he had to entertain himself. His... Read full biography
Roy C. Crane was one of the earliest cartoonists to turn out an adventure strip, first setting up shop in 1924. A humorous, thoughtful man, Crane perfected a simple, forceful drawing style and a cinematic manner of storytelling that influenced a great many of the artists who followed him. He created three major characters: Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, and Buz Sawyer. Crane was born in Abilene, Texas and grew up in Sweetwater, a small town about 40 miles west of Abilene. His father was an attorney and Crane was an only child. "My son says he became interested in art largely because he was a lonesome kid," his father recalled after Crane had started doing Wash Tubbs. "Roy had no other brothers or sisters and he had to entertain himself. His mother and I, from the time he was a very small boy, would set him on the floor with picture books and magazines, scratch tablet and pencil, and go... Read full biography
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Royston Roy Campbell Crane 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRoy Crane Wash Tubbs Sunday Comic Strip Hand-Colored Original Art dated 5-29-32 (NEA Service, Inc., 1932)
Royston Roy Campbell Crane Auction: 04/07/2022 - 4/10/2022Lot: 97190Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRoy Crane Captain Easy Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 10-11-36 (NEA Service, 1936)
Royston Roy Campbell Crane Auction: 08/04/2016 - 8/6/2016Lot: 94003Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeCaptain Easy Soldier of Fortune Hand-Colored Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 11-19-33 (NEA Syndicate,1933).
Royston Roy Campbell Crane Auction: 02/10/2005Lot: 3164Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeCaptain Easy Sunday Comic Strip Hand Colored Original Art dated 12-9-34 (NEA Services, 1934)
Royston Roy Campbell Crane Auction: 08/01/2013Lot: 92101Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRoy Crane Wash Tubbs Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-28-33 (NEA Service, Inc., 1933)
Royston Roy Campbell Crane Auction: 04/07/2022 - 4/10/2022Lot: 97191Subscribe or get free alerts
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