T. E. Powers (American, 1870-1939) Political Ang

T. E. Powers (American, 1870-1939) Political Anglers, Fishing Season Is On, and The Broader Life for Jack Cactus, New York Journal newspaper cartoons (three works), circa 1937 India ink and blue pencil on heavyweight paper 10-1x2 x 11-1x4 inches (26.7 x 28.6 cm) (largest, Image) Each signed lower right: T E Powers Thomas E. Powers was an early newspaper cartoon and comic artist and considered to be the first American to have a cartoon published in color. He worked at the Chicago Herald in the early 1890s and by mid-decade had found a place in New York with the New York Evening Journal of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. His comic strip creations included Our Moving Pictures, Mike and Mike, and Mr. Nobody Home. Powers' cartoons were enormously popular and admired by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge. Powers regularly pilloried the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, which he called the "Raw" Deal. His work appeared in newspapers across the United States, and the Hearst organization remained his home for forty years until his retirement in 1937. These three originals were published in the mid- to late-1930s. President Franklin Roosevelt cuts and distributes bait in the Political Anglers, likely published in a year in which Congressmen, state governors and city mayors were up for election but not the President. An upcoming election and patronage are the themes. Fiorella La Guardia sits among fishers in the "City Candidates for Mayor" boat, and he stood for reelection in 1937. Administration insiders Harold Ickes and Jim Farley dispense the bait and Vice President John Nance Garner awakes from a long nap alongside FDR. (Image size: 10.25" x 11.5") Fishing, bait and patronage also figure prominently in Fishing Season Is On published on May 6, 1937, an election year in which Congressmen, state and local leaders went before the voters. James Farley dangles a "Judge" before a "Congressman," Harold Ickes' lure is a "$4,000. Car," and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace reels in an "Appropriation for Farmers" that is "too small." The remaining members of FDR's Cabinet fishes from the pier. (Image size: 10.5" x 11.25") John Nance 'Cactus Jack' Garner was Roosevelt's Vice President from 1933 to 1941, and he is featured in retirement in The Broader Life, likely published in the late-1930s. Garner was a conservative Democrat who was Speaker of the House when he joined FDR on the ticket to unite the Democratic Party in 1932. He later broke with FDR over the continued expansion of New Deal programs and the President's determination to seek a third term. In 1941 he retired to Uvalde, Texas. He was later quoted as referring to the office of VP as "almost wholly unimportant." (Image size: 10.5" x 11.25") Quantity: (3) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Minor losses to lower corners of two examples, not affecting central image. Impressed areas to Ben Day dots with slight lifting to Fishing Season example. Light scattered surface dirt, pin point stains, and smudges to each; notable cluster of stains through upper region of Fishing Season. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 11.5 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"