Drawings by Oscar Edward Césare, 1912-1943.

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Drawings by Oscar Edward Césare, 1912-1943.

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Original drawings of cartoons on national politics, international relations, diplomacy, labor unrest, Prohibition, World Wars I and II, Italian Fascist leaders, Mexican politics, and literary subjects. The drawings are in seven different categories: 24 items concern the United States, particularly involvement in international affairs and World War II, 1933-1943; 78 cartoons, depict United States political events and personalities, 1912-1943, including Josephus Daniels, William Jennings Bryan, James Farley, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, World Wars I and II, labor unrest, diplomacy and prohibition. There are 90 drawings dealing chiefly with World War I, as an international event, with emphasis upon "Uncle Sam," "John Bull," Prussian militarism, German diplomats, futility of war, the British Empire, and Japan; 13 sketches, a majority of which were made in 1926 of Fascist party leaders including Mussolini, Italo Balbo, and Dino Grandi. Also included are a pen-and-ink sketch of Edgar Allan Poe, 7 items concerning Mexican politics and relations with the U.S., and an illustration for Edna St. Vincent Millay's verse St. George and the Dragon. Also originals of "Cease Firing," "Dual Throne," Bringing up Reinforcements," "Struggle? Can't you See We've Won on Sea and Land," which appear in Mr. Césare's book, "One Hundred Cartoons."

232 art originals.

University of Virginia. Library

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