Emidio Angelo (American, 1903-1990) and Frank Wi

Emidio Angelo (American, 1903-1990) and Frank Williams (American, 1913-1992) Don't Take It So Hard, Elmer Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper cartoon and The Issue Is Plain, Detroit Free Press newspaper cartoon (two works), 1943-1944 India ink and lithographic crayon on heavyweight paper 16-1x4 x 16-1x8 inches (41.3 x 41.0 cm) (Don't Take It So Hard, image) 13-3x4 x 12 inches (34.9 x 30.5 cm) (The Issue Is Plain, image) Each signed in lower region: Angelo ; Frank Williams Emidio Angelo studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and came to work as an editorial cartoonist at the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1937, to remain until 1954. His cartoons also appeared in Saturday Evening Post, Life, and Esquire magazines. He drew a comic strip titled Emily and Mabel that ran in more than 100 newspapers in the 1950s. Don't Take It So Hard, Elmer was published in the Inquirer on December 6, 1943. President Franklin D. Roosevelt condescendingly consoles Elmer Davis, head of the Office of War Information, who FDR allowed to be scooped by other news agencies about the Cairo Conference of November 1943 and his discussions with Joseph Stalin of the USSR and British P.M. Winston Churchill. Apparently, Davis got to announce the President's return to the USA. Frank Williams was born in Bay City, Michigan, and began work in 1933 as a copy boy at the Bay City Times where he also drew cartoons. He worked at Booth Newspapers before landing a spot as a sports cartoonist with the Detroit Free Press. He was the latter paper's lead editorial cartoonist from 1943 to 1978. The Issue Is Plain was published on July 13, 1944, and the subject is clearly President Franklin D. Roosevelt's overwhelming, if understated, desire for a fourth term in office. (image size: 13.75" x 12") Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Light toning to each. Notable vertical creases through center of Don't Take It So Hard example. Light handling creases to The Issue Is Plain; horizontal crease at center affecting area of figure's eye's and light vertical crease in upper right. A few very scattered pin points of surface dirt in areas of negative space. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 17 x 17 inches and 15.5 x 12.75 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"