Douglas Rodger (American, 1894-1962) and Lloyd S

Douglas Rodger (American, 1894-1962) and Lloyd Slawson (American, 20th Century) The First Lady's Third Term, A Preview, San Francisco News newspaper cartoon and Eleanor Roosevelt, Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper cartoon (two works), 1940-1946 India ink, blue pencil, lithographic crayon and watercolor on heavyweight paper 11-1/2 x 10 inches (29.2 x 25.4 cm) (The First Lady's Third Term.., image) 9-1/2 x 11 inches (24.1 x 27.9 cm) (Eleanor Roosevelt, image) One signed and dated lower right: Rodger/40 ; one signed upper right: Slawson Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady of the United States for 12+ years from 1933 to April 1945, was the most famous and admired American woman in the first half of the 20th century. She was close to FDR and a trusted adviser throughout his political career. Cartoonist Douglas Rodger anticipated her life as First Lady during the President's momentous third term in this accomplished newspaper cartoon titled The First Lady's Third Term, A Preview. It was published in the San Francisco News on November 8, 1940. Mrs. Roosevelt wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column titled "My Day" from December 31, 1935, to January 1961, and she is portrayed at her typewriter. During her years in Washington, D.C., she traveled extensively, spoke to audiences in America and around the world, and campaigned tirelessly on behalf of peace and the lives of the less fortunate. The superb portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt at her writing desk by cartoonist and illustrator Lloyd Slawson was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in July 1946. President Harry S. Truman appointed Mrs. Roosevelt as United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in December 1945, and in July she was deeply involved in her new role. Mr. Slawson was an artist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer in the 1940s and 1950s; he regularly illustrated the paper's "As the Parade Passes By" feature by W. G. Vorpe and wrote and drew the syndicated panel cartoon Why We Say? from 1950 to 1978. The artist drew an initial sketch for this work on the back, and he inscribed this original "To Murray Harris" below his signature at upper right. (image size: 9.5" x 11") Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Toning to First Lady's Third Term. Light handling smudges and surface dirt, most visible along extreme edges. Light diagonal creases at lower right of First Lady's Third Term. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 13.5 x 11 inches and 10.25 x 11.5 inches
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