Arch Dale - The Golfer

The Golfer

Arch Dale's original pen and ink drawing, "The Golfer" is an accomplished satirical work of art created by the Canadian caricaturist around 1940. It is drawn upon thick, wove paper and with full margins and signed, "Dale", along the lower margin beside the shoe. Arch Dale's "The Golfer" also bears the following annotations in the lower right for the publishers, "3779, F(ree) Press, 1 Col(umn), Ba....?".

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The Golfer

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Title:	The Golfer
Artist:	Dale, Arch (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1882 - Winnipeg, 1962)
Date:	c. 1940
Medium:	Original Pen & Ink Drawing
Source:	Drawn for the "Winnipeg Free Press"
Note:	Arch Dale: Students of Canadian political cartooning will readily recognize the name of Arch Dale. He was among the front ranks of Canadian caricaturists during the decades of the Great Depression and of the 1940's. After working for several years as a cartoonist for 'The Glasgow News', Arch Dale moved to the province of Saskatchewan in 1905. Two years later he arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and began selling his drawings to the 'Winnipeg Free Press'. He also created a popular comic strip called, 'The Doo-Dads', which he took to Chicago and syndicated in more than fifty American newspapers. Arch Dale remained in Chicago for a number of years, but eventually grew dissatisfied with that city and returned to Winnipeg, becoming a permanent member of the staff of the 'Free Press' in 1927. He remained with this publication until his retirement in 1954.
	During these years the 'Winnipeg Free Press' was a most important voice for Western Canada and it was Arch Dale and his political cartoons which proved to be its most popular and enduring feature. Bearing no political preferences, Arch Dale brilliantly satirized all political parties and institutions, particularly the ruling Conservatives whom he often portrayed as pompous and dogmatic men sporting walrus-like mustaches. Thus, in "The Golfer", the presence of such a mustache, may indicate a portrayal of a leading Tory.
	During the depression and its aftermath, Arch Dale's famous cartoons drew the ire of many prominent politicians in Canada. It is written that Premier Aberhart of Alberta referred to him as, "a common drunkard" -- Dale had a fondness for the bottle. Dale replied; "I don’t mind being called a drunkard, but he used the word, 'common'".
Size:	13 3/4 X 6 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $485.00 US
Condition:	Drawn upon thick, wove paper and with full margins. Signed, "Dale", along the lower margin beside the shoe. Bearing the following annotations in the lower right for the publishers, "3779, F(ree) Press, 1 Col(umn), Ba....?". Slight water staining exists within the image, else in good condition throughout. The Golfer stands as a delightful, original example of the famous satirical art of Arch Dale.
Subject;	Arch Dale, The Golfer , satirical art , original pen & ink drawing, The Doo-Dads, Canadian political cartooning, Winnipeg Free Press, Canadian caricaturists, political cartoons.
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