Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick (American, 1891-1969)

Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick (American, 1891-1969) Wings Over "No Man's Land", St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper cartoon, June 22, 1936 India ink, lithographic crayon, and gouache on heavyweight paper 17-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (44.5 x 39.4 cm) (image) Signed lower right: Fitzpatrick Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning twice, in 1926 and 1955. He was regarded as one of America's best. The views he expressed in his work included support for women and Black Americans, environmental protection, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and preparedness for war, opposition to Hitler's Nazi Germany, and corruption in domestic politics. Mr. Fitzpatrick studied at the Chicago Art Institute and found his first newspaper work at the Chicago Daily-News. In the mid-1910s he moved to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch where he remained to his retirement in 1958. He was that paper's lead editorial cartoonist and his work appeared in newspapers nationwide. Wings Over "No Man's Land" was published in the Post-Dispatch on June 22, 1936, and appeared in additional papers over subsequent days. A long-eared, flying Democratic Party donkey soars over dangerous ground in the months leading to the 1936 election. Contentious issues included the National Recovery Administration, Agricultural Adjustment Act, and the Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 which were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936. The Railroad Retirement Act of 1934 had been nullified by the Court and replaced in 1935. In the end, FDR was overwhelmingly reelected and Democrats came away with supermajorities in the House and Senate. This original is dated and signed by the artist above his signature at lower right: "July 1936 D. R. Fitzpatrick." HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Very light toning to sheet. A few scattered pin points of surface dirt through center region of negative space. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Not framed.
Sheet overall: 20.25 x 17.5 inches
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