Salesman Sam
Date1936
Artist
Charles D. Small
(American illustrator, 1882–1953)
Illustration CitationSyndicated comic strip "Salesman Sam" by Charles Small, 1936, Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, Inc.
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 6 × 25 in. (15.2 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987
Object number1987-53
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextOriginally created by George Swanson, the comic strip Salesman Sam was taken over by Charles D. Small in 1927. The title character was the epitome of the fast-talking salesman who plies his trade in stores, homes, and on the street.
