Arthur B. Poinier (American, 1910-1998) When Eve

Arthur B. Poinier (American, 1910-1998) When Every Minute Counts and Situation Still Fluid, Detroit Free Press newspaper cartoons (two works), 1941-1950 India ink, lithographic crayon, and gouache on heavyweight paper 15 x 12 inches (38.1 x 30.5 cm) (When Every Minute Counts, image) 13 x 12 inches (33.0 x 30.5 cm) (Situation Still Fluid, image) Each signed in lower region: Arthur Poinier; Poinier Arthur B. Poinier began drawing sports cartoons for the Columbus Dispatch while still a student at Ohio Wesleyan University and then signed on as an editorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Register Tribune. In 1940 he joined the Detroit Free Press and remained with that newspaper for twenty-five years. His cartoons were syndicated to newspapers nationwide by the Bell Syndicate and Associated Newspapers. These two Uncle Sam editorial cartoon originals were published in the Detroit Free Press nearly ten years apart. When Every Minute Counts was published on October 14, 1941, and depicts Uncle Sam desperately trying to work his way through a crowd of domestic difficulties to bring "War Aid" to Russia's Joseph Stalin, who is taking a beating from Adolf Hitler of Germany. Stalin's corner man, "England," calls out: "Sam Hurry with Those Smelling Salts!" Situation Still Fluid (13.25" x 12" image size) appeared on September 21, 1950, three months after the outbreak of the Korean War. It portrays the turbulent post-World War II situation in Asia as a collision between a taxi driven by a belligerent North Korean with Joseph Stalin as the passenger and a fighting-mad Uncle Sam as the driver of a tanker truck carrying "Asiatic High Octane Explosive." The USA and North Korean face off while the USSR under Stalin aims to ignite an explosion in "French Indo-China." Situation Still Fluid is inscribed and signed by the artist in the bottom margin: "Best Wishes to Murray A. Harris from Detroit x Arthur B. Poinier." Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Toning to When Every Minute Counts; light toning to Situation Still Fluid, most visible along extreme edges. Very light scattered surface dirt to each. Two faint creases to center right margin of When Every Minute Count; very small handling crease to lower right margin of Situation Still Fluid. 1 inches reinforced tear to center left margin of Situation Still Fluid. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Not framed. Each sheet overall: 17.75 x 13.75 inches and 17 x 14 inches Heritage Auctions strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS"