Ah Is Too Proud To Marry Him
Artist
Al Capp
(American, 1909-1979)
CultureAmerican
Date1974
MediumScreenprint
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/2 x 16 in. (59.7 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Leslie Kleyman, ICC Industries, Inc.
Object number78.650.15A
Not on view
DescriptionOne of a series of 17 cartoons.Label TextAl Capp American (1909–1979) Ah Is Too Proud To Marry Him, 1974 Silk screen Gift of Mr. Leslie Kleyman, ICC Industries, Inc. 78.650.15 In this work, Daisy Mae laments Li’l Abner’s lack of enthusiasm for their wedding. Capp’s print is reminiscent of the teary-eyed female protagonists in Roy Lichtenstein’s paintings from the early 1960s, such as Hopeless, 1963.
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