William Norman Ritchie (American, 1866-1947) Put

William Norman Ritchie (American, 1866-1947) Putting Pop on the Spot and The Ranger Rides Again, Boston Post newspaper cartoons (two works), 1937-1939 India ink on heavyweight paper 14-1/4 x 11-1/4 inches (36.2 x 28.6 cm) (Putting Pop on the Spot, image) 14-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm) (The Ranger Rides Again, image) Each signed lower left: 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." Two originals featuring President Roosevelt were published in the Boston Post in 1937 and 1939. On June 30, 1937, Ethel du Pont married Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, in what was the wedding of the year. It effected a union of two of America's most prominent, and wealthiest, families. The President was a populist who championed the "common man," harshly criticized the wealthy and business elites (including the du Pont family); his New Deal legislation regulated business practices, reined in corporate power and attempted to address economic inequality. In Putting Pop on the Spot, published on the wedding day, FDR's new daughter-in-law sweet talks the President to "stop blasting my family as horrid economic royalists and meanie New Deal tax evasionist, er, tricks." In The Ranger Rides Again, Norton depicts President Franklin D. Roosevelt riding forth on "New Deal 1939" and flying the "Dollar Devaluation Ranger" banner President Roosevelt calls out "Hi, Yo, Silver" to lure members of the "Silver Bloc" of the US Senate to his cause in 1939. Beginning with the Silver Purchase Act of 1934 the President controlled the price and supply of silver and subsidized mining companies. He could, and did, use these powers to manipulate the value of the US dollar and win support from Republican Senators whose interest would be served by higher silver prices and subsidies. Putting Pop on the Spot is inscribed near the artist's signature: "To Ide with best wishes of...Boston Post 1937." Quantity: (2) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
Light toning to each sheet. Handling creases partially affecting cowboy hat on The Ranger Rides example, visible under raking light. Some extremely light surface dirt smudges along extreme edges; a few pin points of surface dirt to areas of negative space in The Ranger Rides example. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 16 x 12 inches and 16 x 12.75 inches
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