Lute Pease (American, 1869-1963) Headless, Heedl
Lute Pease (American, 1869-1963) Headless, Heedless or Stuck and The Western Front, Newark News newspaper cartoons (two works), circa 1930 India ink, lithographic crayon, blue pencil, and gouache on heavyweight paper 15-3x4 x 13 inches (40.0 x 33.0 cm) (Headless, Heedless or Stuck, image) 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38.1 cm) (The Western Front, image) Each signed lower right: Lute Pease Lucius Curtis "Lute" Pease Jr. was born in Nevada and spent his early years in the American West. He worked at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Portland Oregonian and The Pacific Monthly as a journalist, editor and cartoonist before joining the staff of the Newark Evening News and moving to New Jersey in 1914. In 1949, at the age of 80, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his 1948 cartoon of John L. Lewis and his disruption of the US. economy with the coal miner strikes he led. These two Uncle Sam originals were published in the Newark News. Headless, Heedless or Stuck in the 1930s. With "Fall Elections" on the horizon Uncle Sam observes that Congress is "flounderin' 'round like a chicken with its head cut off" on important issues of "tariff, treaties and bonus." The latter likely refers to the World War Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 that authorized deferred payments to World War I veterans and was a contentious issue in the early-1930s. The Western Front (1940s, 12.5" x 15.5" image size) depicting Uncle Sam shoring up the "Atlantic Pact" against a "Menacing World Situation" was likely published after World War II. It illustrates the world issues facing the United States as the leading world power beset by "more countries" needing "more funds" and the threat of Soviet domination looming over Europe. Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Toning to each. Diagonal creases at lower corners of Headless, Heedless or Stuck; light vertical creases through The Western Front. Very light scattered surface dirt, not affecting figures. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 18 x 14 inches and 15.25 x 17.5 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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Lute Pease (American, 1869-1963) Headless, Heedless or Stuck and The Western Front, Newark News newspaper cartoons (two works), circa 1930 India ink, lithographic crayon, blue pencil, and gouache on heavyweight paper 15-3x4 x 13 inches (40.0 x 33.0 cm) (Headless, Heedless or Stuck, image) 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38.1 cm) (The Western Front, image) Each signed lower right: Lute Pease Lucius Curtis "Lute" Pease Jr. was born in Nevada and spent his early years in the American West. He worked at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Portland Oregonian and The Pacific Monthly as a journalist, editor and cartoonist before joining the staff of the Newark Evening News and moving to New Jersey in 1914. In 1949, at the age of 80, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his 1948 cartoon of John L. Lewis and his disruption of the US. economy with the coal miner strikes he led. These two Uncle Sam originals were published in the Newark News. Headless, Heedless or Stuck in the 1930s. With "Fall Elections" on the horizon Uncle Sam observes that Congress is "flounderin' 'round like a chicken with its head cut off" on important issues of "tariff, treaties and bonus." The latter likely refers to the World War Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 that authorized deferred payments to World War I veterans and was a contentious issue in the early-1930s. The Western Front (1940s, 12.5" x 15.5" image size) depicting Uncle Sam shoring up the "Atlantic Pact" against a "Menacing World Situation" was likely published after World War II. It illustrates the world issues facing the United States as the leading world power beset by "more countries" needing "more funds" and the threat of Soviet domination looming over Europe. Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Toning to each. Diagonal creases at lower corners of Headless, Heedless or Stuck; light vertical creases through The Western Front. Very light scattered surface dirt, not affecting figures. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 18 x 14 inches and 15.25 x 17.5 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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