Leo Egli (American, 1892-1966) Can't Stop Me fro
Leo Egli (American, 1892-1966) Can't Stop Me from Dreaming and Maybe There's Too Much Tail?, Ohio State Journal newspaper cartoons (two works), 1938 India ink and gouache on heavyweight paper 15-1x2 x 12 inches (39.4 x 30.5 cm) (each, image) Each signed lower right: Egli '38 Leo Iven Egli was the lead editorial cartoonist of the Ohio State Journal from 1937 to 1947, and his cartoons appeared in many other American newspapers. He had previously worked at the Wichita Eagle (Kansas) from 1932 to 1937. The artist's Leo the Lion Cub, a regular feature of his work, appears in both, to add his comments on the issue at hand. Two originals by Leo Egli published in the Ohio State Journal in 1938 critically portray President Franklin D. Roosevelt's lofty ambitions and the uneven results of New Deal farm programs. FDR dreams of "One Man Government" and a surrounding chorus of "Yes Men" in Can't Stop Me from Dreaming, which appeared in the August 18, 1938 edition. Conservative Democrats opposed and stalled New Deal legislation in the 1936-1938 session of Congress, and in his "Fireside Chat" of June 24, 1938, FDR clearly stated his preference for liberal candidates in upcoming primary elections. He went so far to campaign form some of them, yet the effort to purge Conservatives from the party was generally a failure. This cartoon sharply makes it point with the image of a schoolboy FDR wearing a crown of "Dictatorship." Maybe There's Too Much Tail? illustrates the depressed level of farm crop prices in 1938 when a bumper crop of 1937 and weak markets caused commodity prices to plummet from their 1936 highs. Henry Wallace was FDR's Secretary of Agriculture, and he and the President are both baffled over how to address the issue. Of course, the administration's solution was the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 that increased government control of production and provided subsidies to farmers in the form of low-cost loans. Again, the message is starkly stated along the tail of the kite: "Dictator Control of Farms." (image size: 15.5" x 12") Included is the printed Can't Stop Me from Dreaming cartoon with the date of publication clipped from the Ohio State Journal newspaper; "Ohio State Journal • Thu • Aug 18, 1938" is written in the bottom margin. Maybe There's Too Much Tail? is inscribed and signed by the artist above his signature: "To My Fellow Cartoonist with all good wishes of Leo." Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Light toning to each sheet. Very light scattered pin points of surface dirt, faint stains, and smudges, visible in areas of negative space and along extreme edges. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 17.875 x 14 inches and 17.5 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"
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Leo Egli (American, 1892-1966) Can't Stop Me from Dreaming and Maybe There's Too Much Tail?, Ohio State Journal newspaper cartoons (two works), 1938 India ink and gouache on heavyweight paper 15-1x2 x 12 inches (39.4 x 30.5 cm) (each, image) Each signed lower right: Egli '38 Leo Iven Egli was the lead editorial cartoonist of the Ohio State Journal from 1937 to 1947, and his cartoons appeared in many other American newspapers. He had previously worked at the Wichita Eagle (Kansas) from 1932 to 1937. The artist's Leo the Lion Cub, a regular feature of his work, appears in both, to add his comments on the issue at hand. Two originals by Leo Egli published in the Ohio State Journal in 1938 critically portray President Franklin D. Roosevelt's lofty ambitions and the uneven results of New Deal farm programs. FDR dreams of "One Man Government" and a surrounding chorus of "Yes Men" in Can't Stop Me from Dreaming, which appeared in the August 18, 1938 edition. Conservative Democrats opposed and stalled New Deal legislation in the 1936-1938 session of Congress, and in his "Fireside Chat" of June 24, 1938, FDR clearly stated his preference for liberal candidates in upcoming primary elections. He went so far to campaign form some of them, yet the effort to purge Conservatives from the party was generally a failure. This cartoon sharply makes it point with the image of a schoolboy FDR wearing a crown of "Dictatorship." Maybe There's Too Much Tail? illustrates the depressed level of farm crop prices in 1938 when a bumper crop of 1937 and weak markets caused commodity prices to plummet from their 1936 highs. Henry Wallace was FDR's Secretary of Agriculture, and he and the President are both baffled over how to address the issue. Of course, the administration's solution was the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 that increased government control of production and provided subsidies to farmers in the form of low-cost loans. Again, the message is starkly stated along the tail of the kite: "Dictator Control of Farms." (image size: 15.5" x 12") Included is the printed Can't Stop Me from Dreaming cartoon with the date of publication clipped from the Ohio State Journal newspaper; "Ohio State Journal • Thu • Aug 18, 1938" is written in the bottom margin. Maybe There's Too Much Tail? is inscribed and signed by the artist above his signature: "To My Fellow Cartoonist with all good wishes of Leo." Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Light toning to each sheet. Very light scattered pin points of surface dirt, faint stains, and smudges, visible in areas of negative space and along extreme edges. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 17.875 x 14 inches and 17.5 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"
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