Lot 18080 · 2026 March 2 Pin-Up, Playboy, and Men's Magazine Art Showcase Auction
Deep Down He's Just a Goddamn Kid, Playboy cartoon, November
Elmer Simms Campbell · Watercolor and pencil on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2026 March 2 Pin-Up, Playboy, and Men's Magazine Art Showcase Auction · 2 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 16-3/4 x 13 inches (42.5 x 33.0 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13449208
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Elmer Simms Campbell, Deep Down He's Just a Goddamn Kid, Playboy cartoon, November. Heritage Auctions, 2 Mar 2026, lot 18080. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13449208.
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Elmer Simms Campbell, Deep Down He's Just a Goddamn Kid, Playboy cartoon, November. Heritage Auctions, 2 Mar 2026, lot 18080. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13449208.
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