A Bear-Trap in His Mouth 'Stead of Teeth

1952

Walt Kelly

Artist, American, 1913 - 1973

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brush and black ink over blue colored pencil underdrawing on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Garry Trudeau

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42.55 × 60.01 cm (16 3/4 × 23 5/8 in.)
    image: 40.64 × 59.69 cm (16 × 23 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.21.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Garry Trudeau, New York; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in brush and black ink, in center left panel of comic strip, along bottom: 5 - 25 COPR. 1952 BY WALT KELLY / DIST BY POST-HALL SYNDICATE, INC.; in graphite, lower right, along edge: 585 [in circle] / SILVERS

Wikidata ID

Q64633978


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