Original Ink Drawing.
This Vermont-born editorial cartoonist drew for the "Providence Journal" for nearly half a century, and his work often appeared in other newspapers nationwide; his cartoon addressing the death of Thomas Edison on October 18, 1931, was a runner-up for the 1932 Pulitzer Prize in Cartooning (which went to John R. McCutcheon). Item #48446
Original Ink Drawing, heavy stock 8½" X 12¼", n.p., n.d. Near fine. Herbert Hoover stands full-length at left, looking taller and stronger than ever; he's apparently taken off his suit coat, which lies rumpled behind him, and with a determined look on his face is rolling up his right shirt sleeve in preparation for some fisticuffs. At right hangs an announcement titled "CLEVELAND / SPEECH / OCT. 15." The cartoonist's usual "HALLADAY" signature appears at lower right, above which he has penned "To Mr Bissell / with my regards." Interestingly, verso (which shows minor mounting traces) reveals a quick blue pencildraft of this drawing with Hoover standing along the right side. While the identity of recipient Bissell is not known, given the Iowa provenance of this drawing it's not unlikely he was either novelist Richard Bissell (1913-77), whose novel "7½ Cents" became the 1955 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "The Pajama Game," or another of his Iowa family. Uncommon and quite skillfully drafted.
Price: $195.00