William Norman Ritchie (American, 1866-1947) Not

William Norman Ritchie (American, 1866-1947) Not in the Terror-Stricken Class and The Democratizing Curfew, Boston Post newspaper cartoons (two works), circa 1918 India ink on heavyweight paper 10-1x8 x 9-1x2 inches (25.7 x 24.1 cm) (Not in the Terror-Stricken Class, image) 13-3x8 x 11-1x2 inches (34.0 x 29.2 cm) (The Democratizing Curfew, image) Each signed in lower region: Norman In July 1892 William Norman Ritchie began work at the Boston Post, and for the next fifty years he served as the newspaper's editorial cartoonist. He was well-versed in politics and counted among his friends and acquaintances Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge. He consistently signed his cartoons "Norman." Uncle Sam takes a defiant stand towards Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II in these two handsome World War I editorial cartoons by Ritchie. Not in the Terror-Stricken Class was published on the front page of the June 5, 1918, edition of the Boston Post under the headline "U-Boats Keep Up Coast Raid x Destroyer Fights Submarine." It depicts Uncle Sam as Civil War Admiral David Farragut uttering his famous command at the Battle of Mobile Bay: "Damn the Torpedoes. Full Speed Ahead." From across the Atlantic the Kaiser reflects dismay at American might, determination and resources. In The Democratizing Curfew (image size: 13.375" x 11.5") Uncle Sam rings the Liberty Bell to call for support of the war effort and declare that "U.S. Men and Money Stand Solid for War." In Europe the German Kaiser Wilhelm II flees, for his autocratic government and "ruthless" war of "murder" and "ruin" are doomed. Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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