Fred O. Seibel (American, 1886-1968) Looks Like

Fred O. Seibel (American, 1886-1968) Looks Like a Showdown, Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper cartoon, June 8, 1941 India ink on heavyweight paper with element of collage 15-1x2 x 12 inches (39.4 x 30.5 cm) (image) Signed lower right: Fred O. Seibel Frederick Otto Seibel began his career as a commercial artist in the early years of the twentieth century, and his first published cartoon appeared in the Oneida Dispatch in 1908. He established himself with work in the Utica Times and Knickerbocker Press newspapers in the 1910s and in 1926 moved to Virginia to become editorial cartoonist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He remained with the Times-Dispatch for more than thirty years. His work was enormously popular and appeared in newspapers throughout the United States. Six months before the attack on Pearl Harbor the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was preparing the country for war. Conscription for military service began in 1940, and production of war materials was deemed essential. On June 5, 1941, 11,000 workers struck the North American Aviation Plant in Inglewood, California where the P-51 Mustang was in production, and Uncle Sam was not going to put up with it. President Roosevelt ordered US Army troops into the plant and strike area, threatened a government takeover of the facility, and demanded that workers return to their jobs on June 9. The strike was broken. This impressive original was published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on June 8, 1941. It appeared with an opinion piece titled "Still Temporizing with Union Racketeers" that saluted the President for ordering the take-over "by the Government of the strike-bound aircraft plant in California." Furthermore, it called upon the President to deal with "strikes on the West Coast in shipbuilding and lumbering." The "Moses Bird" that appeared regularly in Mr. Seibel's cartoons is seen at lower right to ask Uncle Sam the same question. This original in inscribed, dated and signed by the artist at lower left: "6-9-41 To Murray A. Harris with my compliments Fred O. Seibel." HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Element of collage is speech bubble at bird lower right. Very light toning to sheet, most visible along extreme edges. Light handling creases along extreme edges, visible under raking light. Some very light scattered pin points of surface dirt and light smudges, most visible in areas of negative space and along extreme edges. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Not framed. Sheet overall: 23 x 14.5 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"