Vincent A. Svoboda (Czech/American, 1877-1961) T
Vincent A. Svoboda (CzechxAmerican, 1877-1961) Take a Look in the Easter Sunday, Removing His Kid Gloves, and Up to Congress to Ease Burden, Brooklyn Eagle newspaper cartoons (three works), 1941-1947 India ink, pencil, lithographic crayon, and gouache on heavyweight paper 15 x 12-3x4 inches (38.1 x 32.4 cm) (Take a Look in the Easter Sunday, image) Each signed in lower region: Svoboda Vincent A. Svoboda was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the United States as a boy. Later he studied in Prague and Paris, where he learnt from Alphonse Mucha, the brilliant poster artist. He was an accomplished artist and illustrator, and his work appeared in the New York American, Harper's and the Saturday Evening Post magazines. In the 1920s he created poster art for motion picture theaters. From 1940 to 1952 he was the lead editorial cartoonist for the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper. Two handsome originals on the same theme were published in the Brooklyn Eagle. Take a Look in the Easter Sunday, in the April 13, 1941 edition and Removing His Kid Gloves on June 2, 1941 (image size: 14.25" x 12"). Both depict a powerful and steady Uncle Sam determined to do what is necessary to make America strong and safe in the dangerous time of World War II. In the April 13 cartoon he stands with a "U.S. Citizen" and allows him a look at the U.S. Defense Program. On June 2 the artist marked President Franklin D. Roosevelt's May 27 declaration that an "unlimited national emergency confronts" the country and "requires that its military, naval, air and civilian defenses be put on the basis of readiness to repel any and all acts or threats of aggression directed toward any part of the Western Hemisphere." Up to Congress to Ease Burden is a post-World War II cartoon published on January 14, 1947 in which Uncle Sam looks to the U.S. Congress for "HELP!" to reduce the nation's "national debt" that in 1945-1946 stood near $260 billion. This amount represented over 100% of U.S. annual gross domestic product. (image size: 13.25" x 11") Quantity: (3) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Toning to two sheets. Very minor bumps with handling creases along edges of two largest examples, not affecting central image. A few very light scattered pin point of surface dirt to areas of negative space; a few very light scattered drip stains and smudges to margins. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Not framed. Each sheet overall: 17.75 x 14.5 inches, 17.25 x 14.5 inches, and 15.5 x 12.75 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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Vincent A. Svoboda (CzechxAmerican, 1877-1961) Take a Look in the Easter Sunday, Removing His Kid Gloves, and Up to Congress to Ease Burden, Brooklyn Eagle newspaper cartoons (three works), 1941-1947 India ink, pencil, lithographic crayon, and gouache on heavyweight paper 15 x 12-3x4 inches (38.1 x 32.4 cm) (Take a Look in the Easter Sunday, image) Each signed in lower region: Svoboda Vincent A. Svoboda was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the United States as a boy. Later he studied in Prague and Paris, where he learnt from Alphonse Mucha, the brilliant poster artist. He was an accomplished artist and illustrator, and his work appeared in the New York American, Harper's and the Saturday Evening Post magazines. In the 1920s he created poster art for motion picture theaters. From 1940 to 1952 he was the lead editorial cartoonist for the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper. Two handsome originals on the same theme were published in the Brooklyn Eagle. Take a Look in the Easter Sunday, in the April 13, 1941 edition and Removing His Kid Gloves on June 2, 1941 (image size: 14.25" x 12"). Both depict a powerful and steady Uncle Sam determined to do what is necessary to make America strong and safe in the dangerous time of World War II. In the April 13 cartoon he stands with a "U.S. Citizen" and allows him a look at the U.S. Defense Program. On June 2 the artist marked President Franklin D. Roosevelt's May 27 declaration that an "unlimited national emergency confronts" the country and "requires that its military, naval, air and civilian defenses be put on the basis of readiness to repel any and all acts or threats of aggression directed toward any part of the Western Hemisphere." Up to Congress to Ease Burden is a post-World War II cartoon published on January 14, 1947 in which Uncle Sam looks to the U.S. Congress for "HELP!" to reduce the nation's "national debt" that in 1945-1946 stood near $260 billion. This amount represented over 100% of U.S. annual gross domestic product. (image size: 13.25" x 11") Quantity: (3) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Toning to two sheets. Very minor bumps with handling creases along edges of two largest examples, not affecting central image. A few very light scattered pin point of surface dirt to areas of negative space; a few very light scattered drip stains and smudges to margins. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Not framed. Each sheet overall: 17.75 x 14.5 inches, 17.25 x 14.5 inches, and 15.5 x 12.75 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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