The Packing House Cartoons

Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick

Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 1952

About this Item

I'm to call this a first edition, why not. Once listed it will be the Only copy of this short (I'll call it) 'booklet' for sale on the Internet. You can see the covers in the photos. The booklet has five large cartoons (see photos) by the famous St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial cartoonist Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick. They are clearly a satiric commentary on the Republican Party at the time. They are dated July 8,9,10,11 an 13, 1952. As to condition, the front cover has sun fading at its margins. Otherwise, there isn't any wear. They are very clean. The binding is stapled and quite solid throughout. The inside covers are in excellent shape and very clean. That is the case for the five cartoons, and the last page which is a blank page, an end paper I suppose you could call it. It is very clean and free of wear. So are all the pages. No creasing. No markings. No attachments. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere. 'Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick was one of the most important editorial cartoonists in the United States. He was born in Superior, Wisconsin in 1891. As a young man, Fitzpatrick dropped out of high school. When his mother discovered that he had dropped out, she asked, "What do you think you?re going to grow up to be?" Fitzpatrick retorted, "An editorial cartoonist." He studied anatomy and life drawing for two years at the Art Institute of Chicago before getting his first cartooning job at the Chicago Daily-News. In 1913 he took a job at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch where he remained until his retirement in 1958. Universally acknowledged as the dean of editorial cartoonists, "Fitz" strongly supported the rights of the underdog while attacking the conservative " establishment." Through cartoons with messages on equal rights for women and blacks, a clean environment, and concern for the militarization of America?s post-World War II foreign policies, he gained the admiration and respect of scholars, journalists, statesmen, and regular newspaper readers worldwide. As Adolph Hitler rose to power in Germany during the 1930s, Fitzpatrick anticipated a second world war. In response, he created powerful cartoons that often depicted the threat of Hitler's Nazi war machine in the form of a giant swastika rolling across Europe. His sophisticated and forceful use of imagery helped turn American public opinion against Hitler and Nazi Germany. During his lengthy career, Fitzpatrick's cartoons were syndicated in thirty-five newspapers in the United States. He won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1926 and 1955.'.

Seller Inventory # 003417

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Packing House Cartoons
• Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri
• Publication Date: 1952
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics, Political Systems, Government
  • Cartoonists, Cartoons, Comics