Frank Stack Original Art: Ronald Reagan's History Class

FRANK STACK. "Ronald Reagan's History Class" (1984).

Trenchant political satire created by Stack during the final year of Ronald Reagan's first term as president. The free world's leader conducts a quick history and civics lesson, dressed in cowboy regalia. Stack's reluctant prediction in the very last panel caption came true, as Reagan was re-elected to another four years in office. Though drawn in this horizontal format, it was reformatted and run as a standard size page as the inside back cover of Feelgood Funnies #2 (Rip Off Press). Signed and dated by Stack in opening panel.

Provenance: This original art is warranted to be from the artist's personal collection (Stack is exclusively represented by this agency). Art comes with a letter of authenticity upon request. See "bio" section for information on Frank Stack (a.k.a. Foolbert Sturgeon), one of the earliest and most important of the underground cartoonists.

Size/medium/condition/price: Drawn in pen and ink on a lightweight illustration paper measuring 14 inches wide by 10 inches high. Artist's pencil notations and a spelling correction in margin outside inked and matted area. One inch scissor cut in lower left, outside image/matted area. Top of art is hinge-mounted with archival tape to professionally cut mat measuring 20 inches wide x 16 inches high. Slight scuffing on upper right of mat but original art itself is excellent other than noted.

$550.