Charlie Schmidt (American, 1896-1958) Daddy Long
Charlie Schmidt (American, 1896-1958) Daddy Longlegs and Frying Pan Into Fire?, Boston Record-American newspaper cartoons (two works), circa 1941 India ink and gouache on heavyweight paper 8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm) (each, image) Each signed in lower region: Charlie Schmidt Charlie Schmidt was a newspaper editorial cartoonist and creator of the police comic strip Radio Patrol, which was syndicated by King Features from 1933 to 1950 and adapted to a radio series and movie serial. In the 1930s and 1940s Mr. Schmidt also created political cartoons for the Boston Record-American newspaper, where these two originals were published, likely in 1941. Daddy Longlegs illustrates Uncle Sam's "New Definition of Monroe Doctrine" that requires him to protect the Western Hemisphere, South Pacific Islands (likely the Philippines) and Greenland from outside forces. With a foot in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans the country's military resources were stretched to the limit in 1941. Frying Pan Into Fire? captures that period in1941 when the United States was rapidly making the transition from providing "All-Out Aid" to the UK to becoming a "Fighting Ally of Britain" in World War II. In 1941 the Lend-Lease Act was passed allowing massive aid to Britain. (image size 8" x 8") Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Toning to each sheet. Some light scattered surface dirt, faint stains, and smudges most visible through margins and areas of negative space. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 10.25 x 10 inches and 9.75 x 10.25 inches
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Charlie Schmidt (American, 1896-1958) Daddy Longlegs and Frying Pan Into Fire?, Boston Record-American newspaper cartoons (two works), circa 1941 India ink and gouache on heavyweight paper 8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm) (each, image) Each signed in lower region: Charlie Schmidt Charlie Schmidt was a newspaper editorial cartoonist and creator of the police comic strip Radio Patrol, which was syndicated by King Features from 1933 to 1950 and adapted to a radio series and movie serial. In the 1930s and 1940s Mr. Schmidt also created political cartoons for the Boston Record-American newspaper, where these two originals were published, likely in 1941. Daddy Longlegs illustrates Uncle Sam's "New Definition of Monroe Doctrine" that requires him to protect the Western Hemisphere, South Pacific Islands (likely the Philippines) and Greenland from outside forces. With a foot in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans the country's military resources were stretched to the limit in 1941. Frying Pan Into Fire? captures that period in1941 when the United States was rapidly making the transition from providing "All-Out Aid" to the UK to becoming a "Fighting Ally of Britain" in World War II. In 1941 the Lend-Lease Act was passed allowing massive aid to Britain. (image size 8" x 8") Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Toning to each sheet. Some light scattered surface dirt, faint stains, and smudges most visible through margins and areas of negative space. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 10.25 x 10 inches and 9.75 x 10.25 inches
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