Have you had work done

2025-02

Have you had work done, 2025 — cartoon by Ray Patrick

Cartoons, B&W, ROTC

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Subject

A cartoon drawn off the show in two panels. In the first a woman remarks that someone looks different and asks whether he has had work done; in the second the man in question, in heavy glasses and a patterned shirt, answers with a flat no and a why. A caption at the foot names the programme.

Composition

Two square panels butted side by side, each holding one head, with the balloons placed in the upper corners so the two speakers read left to right like a shot and reverse shot.

Palette

Black ink on white. No colour.

Handling

Solid black in the hair and the jacket of the first figure against a heavily patterned shirt in the second, so each panel has its own texture. The answer is lettered twice the size of the question.

Medium and support

Ink on paper, drawn as a cartoon for the show.

Signature

Lettered ROTC TOONS at the lower left with the artist's name and a date in MMDDYY beside it.

From the artist:

Don "Lips" Lemon