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Cartoonist, Illustrator, b. 1906 - d. 1971

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        • Playboy Archive | Elmer Simms Campbell (American, 1906-1971)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Elmer Simms Campbell (American, 1906-1971)

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          "It was never finished. Grandpa shot the artist." Watercolor on Playboy stamped annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Handwritten caption below the artwork. Run date September 1966.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Elmer Simms Campbell (American, 1906-1971)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Elmer Simms Campbell (American, 1906-1971)

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          " I'd like to exchange this forty for two twenties." Watercolor on annotated illustration board, signed lower right. Handwritten text below the artwork. Run date October 1960.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Five Elmer Simms Campbell Drawings
          Mar. 25, 2023

          Five Elmer Simms Campbell Drawings

          Est: $800 - $1,200

          (American, 1906-1971) Five pin up Style Advertising Illustrations, circa 1940s, including two inscribed "Barbasol", all signed, all watercolor and pencil on paper, the largest sheet approximately 15-1/2 x 10 in.; four in working mats, one unmatted, all unframed. Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

          Brunk Auctions
        • Elmer Simms Campbell (1906-1971) Ink Drawing
          Jan. 25, 2020

          Elmer Simms Campbell (1906-1971) Ink Drawing

          Est: -

          Medium // Ink On Paper //. Frame Size: 24.5in. X 18.5in. // Art Measures Approximately 20in. X 13in. Listed Artist Signed In The Lower Right Corner. In Excellent Condition. Bh14256

          EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
        • Elmer Simms Campbell (1906 - 1971) Original Art
          Sep. 13, 2018

          Elmer Simms Campbell (1906 - 1971) Original Art

          Est: $200 - $300

          Elmer Simms Campbell (1906 - 1971) Single Panel Gag Comic Strip Original Art. Dated 4-25-1956. He was the first African-American cartoonist published in nationally distributed slick magazines, Measures 13" x 11" sheet size. Good condition. Unframed, loose and not mounted or glued down. Provenance: The Amity Arts Foundation. Inc. collection. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large or heavy artwork, heavier items or extremely fragile items.

          Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
        • Simms Campbell, Elmer (1906-1974) (USA) Argument (C.1940)
          Apr. 11, 2018

          Simms Campbell, Elmer (1906-1974) (USA) Argument (C.1940)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Fusain sur papier, signé sur le côté gauche E. Simms Campbell Charcoal on paper, signed on the left side E. Simms Campbell 14" x 11"; 35.56 x 27.94 cm Elmer Simms Campbell était le premier réalisateur de dessins animés consortial afro-américain. Il a travaillé pour le studio d'art la Triade et une variété de magazines, illustrant un livre d'enfant par Arna Bontemps et Langston Hughes. Il est devenu un illustrateur prolifique pour l'Esquire Magazine en 1933, restant avec la publication pendant des décennies tout en gardant ses propres jolies filles de caractéristique consortiales. L'illustration est probablement une oeuvre pour le magazine d'Esquire dans les années 1940 E. Simms Campbell was the first African-American syndicated cartoonist. He worked for the art studio Triad and a variety of magazines, illustrating a children's book by Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes as well. He became a prolific illustrator for Esquire in 1933, remaining with the publication for decades and also helming his own syndicated feature cuties. Illustration is most likely a piece for Esquire magazine in the 1930s / 40s

          Champagne Auctions
        • ELMER SIMMS CAMPBELL WATERCOLOR 1950
          Mar. 12, 2017

          ELMER SIMMS CAMPBELL WATERCOLOR 1950

          Est: $400 - $600

          ELMER SIMMS CAMPBELL (AMER., 1906-71), WATERCOLOR 1950, H 15" W 10 1/2" 15" X 10 1/2", UNFRAMED:A cartoon for release July 1950 for King Features Syndicate (reverse side), reads "Ha, Ha, Ha, I fooled you. You thought I was out with the boys again!", signed lower left, matted, no frame.

          DuMouchelles
        • Elmer Simms Campbell, (American, 1906-1971), Levee Front Stomp, c. 1936, watercolor and gouache, 15" x 11"
          Jun. 06, 2015

          Elmer Simms Campbell, (American, 1906-1971), Levee Front Stomp, c. 1936, watercolor and gouache, 15" x 11"

          Est: $10,000 - $15,000

          Elmer Simms Campbell (American, 1906-1971) Levee Front Stomp, c. 1936 watercolor and gouache signed lower right 15" x 11" Provenance: F.B. Horowitz Fine Art LTD., Hopkins, Minnesota (label on verso) Aaron Payne Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico (label on verso) Other Notes: Simms executed a series for Esquire in 1936 depicting life of black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance.

          Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
        • Four issues of Judge Magazine with cover art by E. Simms Campbell
          Oct. 24, 2013

          Four issues of Judge Magazine with cover art by E. Simms Campbell

          Est: $100 - $150

          4 issues of Judge, including: March 21, May 23 and June 6, 1931 and June 4, 1932. Probably the earliest work by an African-American artist featured in a popular national periodical. After studying art in Chicago and working in a St. Louis art studio, Elmer Simms Campbell (1906-1971) moved to New York City to work in an advertising agency while contributing cartoons to national humor magazines. A year after drawing these covers, Simms began a 25 year association with the new Esquire magazine, including creation of its pop-eyed cover mascot. During World War II, he also produced the “Cuties” cartoon series featuring sexy blond women which were popular with GIs. Though he had close ties to Harlem Renaissance culture – illustrating a novel about Haiti by Anna Bontemps and Langston Hughes, a book of Black poetry, and a spectacular “Nightclub Map of Harlem”, as well as encouraging a young Romare Bearden to pursue his art studies – Campbell only occasionally included Black characters in his early cartoons, recognizing a sad reality of the Depression years when national magazines like Life and Saturday Evening Post only would only depict Blacks with racial stereotypes. Probably the earliest work by an African-American artist featured in a popular national periodical. After studying art in Chicago and working in a St. Louis art studio, Elmer Simms Campbell (1906-1971) moved to New York City to work in an advertising agency while contributing cartoons to national humor magazines. A year after drawing these covers, Simms began a 25 year association with the new Esquire magazine, including creation of its pop-eyed cover mascot. During World War II, he also produced the “Cuties” cartoon series featuring sexy blond women which were popular with GIs. Though he had close ties to Harlem Renaissance culture – illustrating a novel about Haiti by Anna Bontemps and Langston Hughes, a book of Black poetry, and a spectacular “Nightclub Map of Harlem”, as well as encouraging a young Romare Bearden to pursue his art studies – Campbell only occasionally included Black characters in his early cartoons, recognizing a sad reality of the Depression years when national magazines like Life and Saturday Evening Post only would only depict Blacks with racial stereotypes.

          PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
        • Elmer Simms Campbell (American, 1908-1974)
          Sep. 10, 2004

          Elmer Simms Campbell (American, 1908-1974)

          Est: $350 - $500

          I'm sorry, Mrs. Conway, but this is a matter solely between your son, my daughter, the Ajax Hotel and Reverend Ferguson Signed "E. Simms Campbell" l.r. Watercolor on paper, sight size 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (29.2 x 19 cm), in a common frame with a reproduction print of the watercolor. Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame. N.B. The lot is accompanied by a copy of More Cuties in Arms, by E. Simms Campbell, 1943.

          Skinner
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