Artist/ Cartoonist Estate Sale | Claverack, NY

We are pleased to be selling the contents of the estate of Matthew Hilt (“Matt”) Murphy of Claverack, New York (formerly of Bronxville, NY) who passed away November 20, 2014 at the age of 91. Matt joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and while stationed at Sampson Naval Training Base was involved with preparing and painting 3-D maps of Japan in preparation for a ground assault on Japan. Continuing an interest in cartooning, he drew Boots McGee for the camp paper at the base. Honorably discharged in 1946, he attended NYU. He spent the next few years lending his artistic...