by (ADULT DRAWINGS)
(PORNOGRAPHIC WATERCOLORS). Album. 9pgs. 7” x 5”. No date [circa 1950s]. Cleveland. A scrapbook of nine pornographic watercolors, probably dating from the 1950s. On the back of the last page is a pencil note, “Drawn by an artist named Ganzman of Cleveland”. Without giving away too many details, the illustrations concern a “relationship” between Elsie May and Zeke, and the drawings get more obscene as the book progresses. Finally, Elsie May’s father, a farmer, shows up with a shotgun on the last page. Based on the misspellings, the artist either wasn’t a native English speaker or a poor speller. I do not believe this is the work of a teenage boy. The scrapbook is held together by two clasps and the edges have some wear and folds. (Inventory #: 4671)