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Jess Collins
Tricky Cad: Case VIIcirca 1959

Not on view
Printed newspaper comic strip on amber-toned paper, approximately 22 panels arranged in five rows, with ink-drawn cartoonish figures and hand-lettered dialogue, titled 'Tricky Cad, Case VII'

Jess Collins, Tricky Cad: Case VII, circa 1959, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Conner, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jess Collins
United States, active California, San Francisco, 1923-2004
Title
Tricky Cad: Case VII
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1959
Medium
Newspaper collage
Dimensions
19 x 7 in. (48.26 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Conner
Accession Number
M.62.26.4
Classification
Collages
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • A Focus on California: Selections from the Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Duncan, Michael. Jess: O! Tricky Cad & other Jessoterica. Los Angeles: Siglio, 2012.
  • Painting and Sculpture in California: the Modern Era. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1977.
  • Russell, John, and Suzi Gablik. Pop Art Redefined. London: Thames & Hudson, 1969.
  • Pop Art USA: An Exhibition Presented by the Oakland Art Museum and the California College of Arts & Crafts; organized by John Coplans; shown September 7 to 29, 1963, at the Oakland Art Museum. Oakland, CA: Oakland Art Museum, 1963.
Copyright
© The Jess Collins Trust