Jeff MacNelly (American, 1947-2000), Shoe Comic Strip

Ink on paper, 1991, dated December 22nd at lower right, published by
Tribune Media Services Inc., matted and framed under glass.


Sheet sight 13 1/2 x 19 in.; Frame dimensions 18 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.

From the Prominent Contemporary Art Collection of Pamela K. And William A. Royall Jr., Richmond, Virginia

Heritage Auctions, Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction - New York, February 24, 2012, Lot 93682.

Illustration artist and cartoonist Jeff MacNelly is best known as the creator of the comic strip Shoe, and for his long and prolific career as an editorial cartoonist, most notably for the Chicago Tribune. MacNelly won three Pulitzer Prizes for his political cartooning.

MacNelly studied at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, joining the St. Anthony Hall as a sports journalist and illustrator, writing satire for The Daily Tar Heel. His work for the college's newspaper led to a job at the Chapel Hill Weekly, where he worked under the editor Jim "Shu" Shumaker, a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill who became his mentor. Shumaker's impression on the cartoonist was so profound that MacNelly created the comic strip Shoe after "Shu”. MacNelly considered his two years at the Chapel Hill newspaper to be a breakthrough in his career, leading to his cartoons growing in popularity across the state.

Very good estate condition.