Arthur V. Buel (American, 1877-1952) In the Week

Arthur V. Buel (American, 1877-1952) In the Week's News, Fresno Bee newspaper cartoons (two works), 1942 India ink on heavyweight paper 19-1x2 x 14-1x2 inches (49.5 x 36.8 cm) (each, image) Each signed in lower region: Buel Arthur V. Buel (1877-1952) began his career in the newspapers business in mining towns of the Yukon Territory of Canada before relocating to Nevada in 1905. His work appeared in the Tonopah Sun (Nevada) for three years before he left for the Reno Evening Gazette. In 1922 he joined the staff as cartoonist for the Fresno Bee and Sacramento Bee newspapers in California and stayed with them for the next 24 years. Two extraordinary In the Week's News original illustrations by Mr. Buel were published in the Fresno Bee in 1942 and depict excellent renditions of leading men and events. The July 4, 1942, installment places Nazi enslavement of Europe at center, surrounded by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, British General Sir Claude Auchinleck in Egypt, American Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews (leader of the Caribbean Defense Command), British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet General Semyon Timoshenko (who held command on several fronts). Events include the arrival of U.S. Army bombers at Wake Island, end of the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corp (ordered by Congress on July 2), and the approval by Congress of major infrastructure projects in California (personified by a woman). In the September 5, 1942 installment Uncle Sam and a U.S. Army Air Corps heavy bomber held center stage and are accompanied by Imperial Japan's Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo (who opposed war with the United States and resigned in 1942) and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo (served 1941-1944), Western artist and author Will James, General Francisco Franco dictator of Fascist Spain, Adolf Hitler, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., Wendell L. Willkie (Republican candidate for President in 1940), and General Erwin Rommel of Germany's Afrika Korps. HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Light toning to each most visible along lower edges. Small faint stains in upper left of July 4th example, affecting area of figure's face; small abrasion to applied label lower left. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 21 x 14.25 inches and 21.25 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"