Object Details
- Description
- Mutt & Jeff, created in 1907 by Bud Fisher (1885-1954), was one of the first daily comic strips in American newspapers. The strip was in syndication until 1982 by the Bell-McClure Syndicate, drawn famously by Al Smith who drew the strip from 1932 until 1981. The storyline features Augustus Mutt (A. Mutt), his family, and Jeff. Mutt and Jeff are horseracing enthusiasts, and often prone to ridiculous get-rich-quick schemes. Cicero's Cat was a "topper" pantomime comic strip of Mutt & Jeff, featuring a cat that Mutt had given to his son. In these strips, Mutt & Jeff get jobs as bricklayers. Mutt makes a leaning tower instead. In Cicero's Cat, Cat is attacked by birds he attempted to shoo away.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- graphic artist
- Smith, Al
- Fisher, Bud
- publisher
- Bell-McClure Syndicate
- date made
- 08/14/1966
- Credit Line
- Newspaper Comics Council, Inc., New York, NY
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- pencil (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 68.2 cm x 56.5 cm; 26 7/8 in x 22 1/4 in
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Object Type
- Drawings
- Other Terms
- Drawing; Pen and Ink
