Paul Frederick Berdanier (American, 1879-1961) H

Paul Frederick Berdanier (American, 1879-1961) Hang It Beside the First One, United Feature Syndicate newspaper cartoon, July 1941 India ink and lithographic crayon on heavyweight paper 15-1x4 x 12-1x4 inches (38.7 x 31.1 cm) (image) Signed and dated lower region: Berdanier 41 Paul F. Berdanier was an editorial and comic strip artist, writer, illustrator, etcher and painter. His newspaper career began circa 1911 at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he remained to 1929. From 1930 to 1957 he worked at United Feature Syndicate in New York creating newspaper cartoons, illustrations and a variety of comic strips—How It Began, Of All Things, Twice Told Tales—and comic book features Sparkman and Triple Terror. In addition, he was an illustrator for the pulp magazines of the 1930s. His work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In Hang It Beside the First One, The Declaration of Independence for World Democracies that Uncle Sam is prepared to hang beside America's own Declaration of Independence was not a formal document but gained currency from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech and Independence Day address of 1941. This editorial cartoon was syndicated to newspapers across the US and published in the days leading up to, and on, July 4, 1941. The artist inscribed this original "To Murray A. Harris compliments of" in the area above his signature. HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Light toning to sheet, most visible through margins along extreme edges. Very light scattered pin points of surface dirt and drip stains through center region of background. Stray mark upper left. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Not framed. Sheet overall: 22.25 x 15 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"