The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A horizontally oriented ink drawing on cream paper depicts whimsical figures fishing from a boat labeled THE DOG MUFFIN. Characters including the Champion of Scotland, a bird-like creature named the Cap'n, and a mermaid hold fishing rods over wavy water. Speech bubbles float above their heads. Simple outlines form seagulls and a rock labeled Old Silas to the right. Handwritten inscriptions and the date Oct. 9, 1927, appear at the bottom.

Untitled (Cartoon Sketch of the Boat 'The Dog Muffin' with Bill, The Cap'n, The Champion of Scotland, and The Old Buzzard Fishing near Old Silas)

1937

David Strang

(British, 1887–1967)

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
America
Ink
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2012.467.7.a
Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/© Suzanne Arms Hawkins
Location: Not on view
  • September 23, 1991
    (Waverly Auctions, Bethesda, MD)
    1991-2013
    Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, Pepper Pike, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    March 4, 2013-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Arms, John Taylor, and William Dolan Fletcher. John Taylor Arms, a Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. [Place of publication not identified]: Sign of the Arrow, 1982.
    Saville, Jennifer, and John Taylor Arms. John Taylor Arms: Plates of Perfect Beauty. 1995.
  • The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (May 8-November 27, 2011).
  • {{cite web|title=Untitled (Cartoon Sketch of the Boat 'The Dog Muffin' with Bill, The Cap'n, The Champion of Scotland, and The Old Buzzard Fishing near Old Silas)|url=false|author=David Strang, John Taylor Arms|year=1937|access-date=08 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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