GARTH WILLIAMS (American, 1912-1996). The Cricket in Times Square, set of three: A Surprise, The Visit to the Doctor, Mama...

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GARTH WILLIAMS (American, 1912-1996)
The Cricket in Times Square, set of three: A Surprise, The Visit to the Doctor, Mama's Favorite Song, page 64, 69, and 93 illustrations, 1960
Ink on paper
13 x 8.5 in.(largest)
Two signed

From the Estate of Garth Williams.

Page 64: "When they lifted off the cover, Mama almost dropped her hand. There was Chester, sitting on top of the column of change, chirping merrily."

Page 69: "Mario decided that there must be something wrong with Chester's diet if he was eating two-dollar bills...So he made up his mind to take the matter to an expert...Mario cleaned up the cricket cage, gave Chester a dusting off with a Kleenex, and took him to Chinatown to see Sai Fong."

Page 93: "'Play some more,' he whispered to Chester...So Chester started to chirp again ...The piece he was playing was called 'Come Back to Sorento,' and by the greatest good luck, it happened to be Mama Bellini's favorite song. Back in Naples, Italy, when Papa was courting her before they came to America, he used to come beneath her window on a moonlit night and sing this ballad to the plunking of an old guitar."

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